Diversity of ectomycorrhizal hypogeous fungi in the protected area "Tulovska koria"

By

Savev, Slavcho
Kasabdanchev, Dimitаr
Nedelin, Teodor

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-12-31

Original Publication

Silva Balcanica

Volume

25

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

21--31

Subjects

diversity , ecosystems , ectomycorrhiza , Fungi , Protected areas

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Forest Research Institute - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (FRI-BAS) [2001]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/silvabalcanica.25.e118671

 

Abstract

The paper presents results of an assessment of subterranean fungal diversity in the protected area “Tulovska koria”, an endangered forest ecosystem in Bulgaria. High diversity was documented on a relatively small area, consisting of 14 species belonging tо 7 families and two orders. Half of the established species belonged to the genus Tuber (fam. Tuberaceae). Two of the species are of conservation importance and are therefore included in the Red Data Book of Bulgaria. Nine species were confirmed as a part of the natural Bulgarian mycota.