Composición de las comunidades fúngicas epilíticas aeroterrestres bajo un escenario de cambio climático
Little is known about the dynamics of succession of fungi on limestone exposed in tropical environments. In this study, the colonization of experimental blocks of limestone of contrasting porosity by induced fungal communities was studied using a cultivation- dependent approach after short-term exposure in Campeche, Mexico. Microbial growth seen as the change of colour of stone surfaces to black/dark green was more abundant on the porous lithotype. There was a fairly clear difference in microbial colonisation between the onset of the experiment and the 6th month for both lithotypes, but no significant increase in the colonization of coupons occurred between months 6 and 9. This could be related to the relatively low rainfall during this period, which corresponded to the dry season. A total of 977 isolates were obtained. From these, 138 were unidentified sterile fungi, 380 could only be assigned to the order Sphaeropsidales; the remaining isolates (459) were grouped into 27 genera and 99 different species. Nearly all detected fungal species belonged to the Ascomycota (90 %). Rare taxa (species represented by one to three isolates) included the recently described genus Elasticomyces sp., several species of Hyalodendron and Monodyctis (M. paradoxa, M. sp. 2 and M. sp. 4), Papulospora sp. 2, Curvularia brachyspora, C. pallescens, C. senegalensis and C. verruculosa, Septoria sp. and Tritirachium album. Other rare taxa were Glimastix luzulae and Minimedusa sp., which have not been previously described for stone environments. Abundant fungi included several species of the common genera Cladosporium, Alternaria and Taeniolella typical for a range of habitats. Succession of populations was observed for certain taxa, this shift in the composition of fungal communities was more evident in porous limestone.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | spa |
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San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, México El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
2012
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| Subjects: | Hongos epilíticos, Melanina, Rocas calcáreas, Cambio climático, Frosur, |
| Online Access: | https://ecosur.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1017/1668 |
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