naa a22 4500 510737684 CHVBK 20180411083016.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11284-013-1044-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11284-013-1044-y Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi-natural and managed forests in north-east Hungary [Elektronische Daten] [Kinga Rudolf, Tamás Morschhauser, Ferenc Pál-Fám, Zoltán Botta-Dukát] The diversity of easy-to-study organisms (e.g. vascular plants) is often used as a proxy for the diversity of other organisms whose investigation needs more effort, time and specialist knowledge. Some previous studies have found positive relationships between plant and macrofungal diversity and thus support this approach, while others question this practice. Our aim was to explore the possibility of using plant diversity as surrogate for macrofungal diversity in the forests of the Pannonian ecoregion. A total of 19 permanent plots in north-east Hungary were sampled for vascular plants and macrofungi. The effect on macrofungal abundance and diversity, as well as degradation level, of plant evenness and richness was tested using generalized linear models. Species richness of macrofungi assemblages proved to be independent of the diversity and naturalness of vascular plant communities; however, there was congruence in the composition of the two communities. In contrast to diversity, macrofungi abundance was significantly negatively correlated to plant species richness. There was a hump-backed relationship between the abundance of terricolous macrofungi and the degradation level estimated on the basis of the occurrence of vascular plants, although degradation did not influence the abundance of lignicolous macrofungi. Our results question the reliability of decisions on nature conservation actions based on a few groups of easy-to-observe organisms, and underline the necessity of studying as wide a range of taxonomic groups as possible. The Ecological Society of Japan, 2013 Habitat degradation nationallicence Intermediate disturbance hypothesis nationallicence Macrofungi diversity nationallicence Plant richness nationallicence Sporocarp abundance nationallicence Rudolf Kinga Department of Plant Taxonomy and Geobotany, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, 7624, Pécs, Hungary aut Morschhauser Tamás Department of Plant Taxonomy and Geobotany, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, 7624, Pécs, Hungary aut Pál-Fám Ferenc Department of Botany and Plant Production, University of Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40, 7400, Kaposvár, Hungary aut Botta-Dukát Zoltán MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2-4, 2163, Vácrátót, Hungary aut Ecological Research Springer Japan 28/4(2013-07-01), 543-552 0912-3814 28:4<543 2013 28 11284 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-013-1044-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-013-1044-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rudolf Kinga Department of Plant Taxonomy and Geobotany, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, 7624, Pécs, Hungary aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Morschhauser Tamás Department of Plant Taxonomy and Geobotany, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, 7624, Pécs, Hungary aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pál-Fám Ferenc Department of Botany and Plant Production, University of Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40, 7400, Kaposvár, Hungary aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Botta-Dukát Zoltán MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2-4, 2163, Vácrátót, Hungary aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Ecological Research Springer Japan 28/4(2013-07-01), 543-552 0912-3814 28:4<543 2013 28 11284 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer