| 9 | Spread of common native and invasive grasses and ruderal trees following anthropogenic disturbances in a tropical dry forest显示文摘Introduction:A fundamental challenge to the integrity of tropical dry forest ecosystems is the invasion of nonnative grass species.These grasses compete for resources and fuel anthropogenic wildfires.In 2012,a bulldozer from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority cleared a 570-m trail from a state road into a mature dry forest section of Guánica Forest to control a wildfire.We monitored colonization by a non-native invasive grass(Megathyrsus maximus),a highly invasive tree(Leucaena leucocephala),and a native grass(Uniola virgata),as well as natural regeneration,along the bulldozer trail.We determined whether bulldozing facilitated colonization by these species into the forest and the extent of spread.Results:Distance from propagule source and temporal variations strongly influenced colonization by our three focal species.Megathyrsus maximus invaded along the trail from source populations by the state road.The establishment of new colonies of M.maximus seedlings went as far as 570 m inside the forest(i.e.,at the end of the bulldozer trail),but we found most new colonies within 270 m of the road.Leucaena leucocephala exhibited a similar spreading pattern.Before disturbance,Uniola virgata was distributed widely across the forest,but the highest densities were found in areas near the latter portion(>401 m)of the bulldozer trail.Subsequently,the species formed new clumps along more than half of the trail(250 to 570 m),apparently colonizing from undisturbed patches nearby.Conclusions:Bulldozing facilitated the invasion of non-native vegetation.The projected community assemblage will be more fire-prone than before since M.maximus carries fire across the landscape better than U.virgata,emphasizing the capacity of invasive plant colonization to alter local ecological processes after only a single wildfire and bulldoze event.Our results provide a valuable baseline for short-term vegetation response to anthropogenic disturbances in tropical semi-deciduous dry forests. | Xavier A.Jaime Skip J.Van Bloem Frank H.Koch Stacy A.C.Nelson | 2017 | Ecological Processes2017,6,1: | 0 |
| 10 | Fungal diversity notes 1036-1150:taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa显示文摘This article is the tenth series of the Fungal Diversity Notes,where 114 taxa distributed in three phyla,ten classes,30 orders and 53 families are described and illustrated.Taxa described in the present study include one new family(viz.Pseudoberkleasmiaceae in Dothideomycetes),five new genera(Caatingomyces,Cryptoschizotrema,Neoacladium,Paramassaria and Trochilispora)and 71 new species,(viz.Acrogenospora thailandica,Amniculicola aquatica,A.guttulata,Angustimassarina sylvatica,Blackwellomyces lateris,Boubovia gelatinosa,Buellia viridula,Caatingomyces brasiliensis,Calophoma humuli,Camarosporidiella mori,Canalisporium dehongense,Cantharellus brunneopallidus,C.griseotinctus,Castanediella meliponae,Coprinopsis psammophila,Cordyceps succavus,Cortinarius minusculus,C.subscotoides,Diaporthe italiana,D.rumicicola,Diatrypella delonicis,Dictyocheirospora aquadulcis,D.taiwanense,Digitodesmium chiangmaiense,Distoseptispora dehongensis,D.palmarum,Dothiorella styphnolobii,Ellisembia aurea,Falciformispora aquatic,Fomitiporia carpinea,F.lagerstroemiae,Grammothele aurantiaca,G.micropora,Hermatomyces bauhiniae,Jahnula queenslandica,Kamalomyces mangrovei,Lecidella yunnanensis,Micarea squamulosa,Muriphaeosphaeria angustifoliae,Neoacladium indicum,Neodidymelliopsis sambuci,Neosetophoma miscanthi,N.salicis,Nodulosphaeria aquilegiae,N.thalictri,Paramassaria samaneae,Penicillium circulare,P.geumsanense,P.mali-pumilae,P.psychrotrophicum,P.wandoense,Phaeoisaria siamensis,Phaeopoacea asparagicola,Phaeosphaeria penniseti,Plectocarpon galapagoense,Porina sorediata,Pseudoberkleasmium chiangmaiense,Pyrenochaetopsis sinensis,Rhizophydium koreanum,Russula prasina,Sporoschisma chiangraiense,Stigmatomyces chamaemyiae,S.cocksii,S.papei,S.tschirnhausii,S.vikhrevii,Thysanorea uniseptata,Torula breviconidiophora,T.polyseptata,Trochilispora schefflerae and Vaginatispora palmae).Further,twelve new combinations(viz.Cryptoschizotrema cryptotrema,Prolixandromyces australi,P.elongatus,P.falcatus,P.longispinae,P.microveliae,P.neoalardi,P.polhemorum,P.protuberans,P.pseudoveliae,P.tenuistipitis and P.umbonatus),an epitype is chosen for Cantharellus goossensiae,a reference specimen for Acrogenospora sphaerocephala and new synonym Prolixandromyces are designated.Twenty-four new records on new hosts and new geographical distributions are also reported(i.e.Acrostalagmus annulatus,Cantharellus goossensiae,Coprinopsis villosa,Dothiorella plurivora,Dothiorella rhamni,Dothiorella symphoricarposicola,Dictyocheirospora rotunda,Fasciatispora arengae,Grammothele brasiliensis,Lasiodiplodia iraniensis,Lembosia xyliae,Morenoina palmicola,Murispora cicognanii,Neodidymelliopsis farokhinejadii,Neolinocarpon rachidis,Nothophoma quercina,Peroneutypa scoparia,Pestalotiopsis aggestorum,Pilidium concavum,Plagiostoma salicellum,Protofenestella ulmi,Sarocladium kiliense,Tetraploa nagasakiensis and Vaginatispora armatispora). | Kevin D.Hyde Danushka S.Tennakoon Rajesh Jeewon DJayarama Bhat Sajeewa S.N.Maharachchikumbura Walter Rossi Marco Leonardi Hyang Burm Lee Hye Yeon Mun Jos Houbraken Thuong T.T.Nguyen Sun Jeong Jeon Jens Christian Frisvad Dhanushka N.Wanasinghe Robert Lucking Andre Aptroot Marcela E.S.Caceres Samantha C.Karunarathna Sinang Hongsanan Rungtiwa Phookamsak Nimali Ide Silva Kasun M.Thambugala Ruvishika S.Jayawardena Indunil C.Senanayake Saranyaphat Boonmee Jie Chen Zong-Long Luo Chayanard Phukhamsakda Olinto L.Pereira Vanessa P.Abreu Andre Wilson Campos Rosado Buyck Bart Emile Randrianjohany Vale rie Hofstetter Tatiana B.Gibertoni Adriene Mayrada Silva Soares Helio Longoni Plautz Jr Helen Maria Pontes Sotao William Kalhy Silva Xavier Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra Thays Gabrielle Linsde Oliveira Cristina Mariade Souza-Motta Oliane Maria Correia Magalhaes Digvijayini Bundhun Dulanjalee Harishchandra Ishara S.Manawasinghe Wei Dong Sheng-Nan Zhang Dan-Feng Bao Milan C.Samarakoon Dhandevi Pem Anuruddha Karunarathna Chuan-Gen Lin Jing Yang Rekhani H.Perera Vinit Kumar Shi-Ke Huang Monika C.Dayarathne Anusha H.Ekanayaka Subashini C.Jayasiri Yuanpin Xiao Sirinapa Konta Tuula Niskanen Kare Liimatainen Yu-Cheng Dai Xiao-Hong Ji Xue-Mei Tian Armin Mesic Sanjay K.Singh Kunthida Phutthacharoen Lei Cai Touny Sorvongxay Vinodhini Thiyagaraja Chada Norphanphoun Napalai Chaiwan Yong-Zhong Lu Hong-Bo Jiang Jin-Feng Zhang Pranami D.Abeywickrama Janith V.S.Aluthmuhandiram Rashika S.Brahmanage Ming Zeng Thilini Chethana Deping Wei Martina Reblova Jacques Fournier Jana Nekvindova Renan do Nascimento Barbosa Jose Ewerton Felintodos Santos Neiva Tintide Oliveira Guo-Jie Li Damien Ertz Qiu-Ju Shang Alan J.L.Phillips Chang-Hsin Kuo Erio Camporesi Timur S.Bulgakov Saisamorn Lumyong E.B.Gareth Jones Putarak Chomnunti Eleni Gentekaki Frank Bungartz Xiang-Yu Zeng Sally Fryar Zdenko Tkalcec Junmin Liang Guangshuo Li Ting-Chi Wen Paras Nath Singh Yusufjon Gafforov Itthayakorn Promputtha Erandi Yasanthika Ishani D.Goonasekara Rui-Lin Zhao Qi Zhao Paul M.Kirk Jian-KuiLiu JiYe Yan Peter E.Mortimer Jianchu Xu Mingkwan Doilom | 2019 | Fungal Diversity2019,,3: | 0 |