2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Survey of ectomycorrhizal fungi on endangered Pinus amamiana forests
Project/Area Number |
26870163
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Conservation of biological resources
Forest science
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
Murata Masao 東京大学, 新領域創成科学研究科, 特任研究員 (20582381)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 絶滅危惧種 / 外生菌根菌 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Pinus amamiana is restricted to localities on the Yakushima island and on Tanegashima island in Japan. Previous censuses of P. amamiana estimated the remaining number of individuals at around 2,300. With increasing awareness of its extinction risk, P. amamiana is now designated as an Endangered species IB (EN). I studied Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities on four P. amamiana forests. Dominant ECM fungi found on the existing roots in P. amamiana forests included Cenococcum geophilum, Russulaceae, Boletaceae, Clavulinaceae species, all of which are not specific to P. amamiana. The richness estimator for ECM fungi on these four forests and only P. amamiana was at least 253 and 204, respectively.
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Free Research Field |
森林保護学
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