Temporal changes in spatial distribution of macrofungi on Borneo island during past 100 years

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06445
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: Yamashita Satoshi 徳島大学, 大学院生物資源産業学研究部, 講師 (70450210)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 多孔菌類 / 博物館標本 / 分布推定 / 東南アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Aim of this study was to reveal temporal changes in spatial distribution of polypore fungi in forests of northern Borneo Island by sorting and re-identifying specimens kept in a fungarium of Forest Department Sarawak. In total, 167 fungal species were collected from 1954 to 2003. Sample size was too small to analyze temporal changes and thus analysis was conducted by pooled data. Fungal composition differed among forest types. Fungal samples were mostly collected from national parks and nature reserves accessible to researchers. Analysis on spatial distribution conducted to dominant fungal species revealed that estimation of spatial distribution was highly affected by accumulation of fungal records in a area. Environmental factors meaningful to explain fungal spatial distribution were not found. Further field studies in remote area is needed to make a highly reliable estimation of spatial distribution of polypores.

Free Research Field

森林生物学