Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings
Intensive land expansion of commercial oil palm agricultural lands results in reducing the size of peat swamp forests, particularly in Southeast Asia. The effect of this land conversion on macrofungal biodiversity is, however, understudied. We quantified macrofungal biodiversity by identifying mushr...
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| description | Intensive land expansion of commercial oil palm agricultural lands results in reducing the size of peat swamp forests, particularly in Southeast Asia. The effect of this land conversion on macrofungal biodiversity is, however, understudied. We quantified macrofungal biodiversity by identifying mushroom sporocarps throughout four different habitats; logged peat swamp forest, large-scale oil palm plantation, monoculture, and polyculture smallholdings. We recorded a total of 757 clusters of macrofungi belonging to 127 morphospecies and found that substrates for growing macrofungi were abundant in peat swamp forest; hence, morphospecies richness and macrofungal clusters were significantly greater in logged peat swamp forest than converted oil palm agriculture lands. Environmental factors that influence macrofungi in logged peat swamp forests such as air temperature, humidity, wind speed, soil pH, and soil moisture were different from those in oil palm plantations and smallholdings. We conclude that peat swamp forests are irreplaceable with respect to macrofungal biodiversity. They host much greater macrofungal biodiversity than any of the oil palm agricultural lands. It is imperative that further expansion of oil palm plantation into remaining peat swamp forests should be prohibited in palm oil producing countries. These results imply that macrofungal distribution reflects changes in microclimate between habitats and reduced macrofungal biodiversity may adversely affect decomposition in human-modified landscapes. |
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| spelling | upm-623202022-05-20T01:30:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62320/ Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings Rajihan, Siti Noor Shuhada Salim, Sabiha Nobilly, Frisco Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar Intensive land expansion of commercial oil palm agricultural lands results in reducing the size of peat swamp forests, particularly in Southeast Asia. The effect of this land conversion on macrofungal biodiversity is, however, understudied. We quantified macrofungal biodiversity by identifying mushroom sporocarps throughout four different habitats; logged peat swamp forest, large-scale oil palm plantation, monoculture, and polyculture smallholdings. We recorded a total of 757 clusters of macrofungi belonging to 127 morphospecies and found that substrates for growing macrofungi were abundant in peat swamp forest; hence, morphospecies richness and macrofungal clusters were significantly greater in logged peat swamp forest than converted oil palm agriculture lands. Environmental factors that influence macrofungi in logged peat swamp forests such as air temperature, humidity, wind speed, soil pH, and soil moisture were different from those in oil palm plantations and smallholdings. We conclude that peat swamp forests are irreplaceable with respect to macrofungal biodiversity. They host much greater macrofungal biodiversity than any of the oil palm agricultural lands. It is imperative that further expansion of oil palm plantation into remaining peat swamp forests should be prohibited in palm oil producing countries. These results imply that macrofungal distribution reflects changes in microclimate between habitats and reduced macrofungal biodiversity may adversely affect decomposition in human-modified landscapes. John Wiley n & Sons 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62320/1/Logged%20peat%20swamp%20forest%20supports%20greater%20macrofungal%20biodiversity%20than%20largescale%20oil%20palm%20plantations%20and%20smallholdings.pdf Rajihan, Siti Noor Shuhada and Salim, Sabiha and Nobilly, Frisco and Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar and Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar (2017) Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (18). pp. 7187-7200. ISSN 2045-7758 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3273 10.1002/ece3.327 |
| spellingShingle | Rajihan, Siti Noor Shuhada Salim, Sabiha Nobilly, Frisco Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
| title | Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
| title_full | Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
| title_fullStr | Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
| title_short | Logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
| title_sort | logged peat swamp forest supports greater macrofungal biodiversity than largescale oil palm plantations and smallholdings |
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