| This study examines the effects of three management categories (old growth, maturing, and partially cut) on the diversity of saprotrophic agarics, compares differences in fungal compositions to differences in structural composition of forests among the management categories, and evaluates the relationships between fungal richness and environmental variables within the Adirondack Park of New York. During 2002 and 2003, a total of 8199 sporocarps, comprising 189 species were collected from a sample area of 12000 m2. Significant differences in species richness, number of collections, and sporocarp abundance were detected among the management categories, although diversity indices and species compositions were not significantly different. The results also indicate significant relationships between fungal richness and total basal area of trees, basal area of Acer saccharum and Ostrya virginiana, volume of down CWD, volume of down CWD within decay stages 3, 4, and 5, and the number of rainy days during the fruiting season. |
