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Thorn, Simon ; Müller, Jörg ; Bässler, Claus ; Gminder, Andreas ; Brandl, Roland ; Heibl, Christoph:
Host abundance, durability, basidiome form and phylogenetic isolation determine fungivore species richness.
In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Vol. 114
(2015)
Issue 3
.
- pp. 699-708.
ISSN 0024-4066
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12447
Abstract in another language
Species with close associations to a specific host species, such as parasites and phytophages, make immense contributions to biodiversity. Hence, factors determining the variation in species richness among hosts are a main focus of ecological research. Investigations of determining factors of fungivorous species among host species are still scarce. Based on ecological patterns of parasites and phytophages, we hypothesized that the species richness of tree-fungus beetles of the family Ciidae (Coleoptera) would increase with increasing basidiome size, niche diversity of the growth form, durability, increasing abundance and decreasing phylogenetic isolation of the host fungus. Our generalized least-squares model, controlled by host phylogeny, revealed that Ciidae species richness increases with host abundance, but decreases with host phylogenetic isolation. In contrast with our prediction, Ciidae species richness was higher in annual basidiomes than in perennials. Pileate basidiomes revealed higher species richness than resupinate and stipitate basidiomes, which may be interpreted as being a result of their higher host niche diversity. The importance of host abundance, measured on the landscape scale, corroborates that fungivore species richness among macrofungal hosts is determined by factors similar to those that determine parasite and phytophage species richness among their hosts.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | assembly pattern; Ciidae; Cisidae; generalized least-squares model; host tracking; mycophages; phylogenetic constraint; sporocarp; wood-inhabiting fungi |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Fungal Ecology > Chair Fungal Ecology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Bässler Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2024 12:13 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2024 12:13 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/91176 |