Diversity of fungi in nests and pellets of Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) from eastern Poland - importance of chemical and ecological factors

• Autorzy: Korniłłowicz-Kowalska T. , Kitowski I.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Różnorodność grzybów w gniazdach i wypluwkach błotniaka łąkowego (Circus pygargus) występującego we wschodniej Polsce - wpływ czynników chemicznych i ekologicznych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

General species amount, diversity and frequency of saprophytic and potentially pathogenic for homoeothermic organisms fungal species were studied in 7 nests and pellets of Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) from pit bogs of Calcereous Marshes near Chełm (Poland). It was found that examined nests exhibited the environmental properties promoting a great diversity and frequency of Micromycetes communities. Mitosporic fungi were the most representative taxonomic groups among these communities. In ecophysiological aspect, the fungal communities found in nests belonged mostly to ubiquitous fungi (polyphags) including cellulolytic species, while keratinolytic species were less abundant. On the other side, both ubiquitous and keratinolytic species were isolated from pellets. Among characterized fungi, the most common were: Trichoderma viride in nests and Doratomyces stemonites in pellets. The two tested sources were found to be settled by typically saprophytic but also potentially pathogenic fungi, including Aspergillus fumigatus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Chrysosporium tropicum and Ch. georgii. Water content, pH and temperature during nestling affected the profile of fungal species in nests and pellets, which was demonstrated by the presence of hydrophilic, alkalitolerant and thermotolerant species isolated from examined material.

PL

Zbadano ogólną liczebność, skład i frekwencję gatunków grzybów saprotroficznych i potencjalnie chorobotwórczych dla organizmów stałocieplnych w 7 gniazdach oraz wypluwkach błotniaka łąkowego (Circus pygargus) występującego na torfowiskach węglanowych koło Chełma (Polska). Badane gniazda okazały się mikrosiedliskiem kształtującym dużą różnorodność oraz wysoką liczebność zbiorowisk Micronycetes. Do najliczniejszych grup taksonomicznych należały grzyby mitosporowe. Pod względem okofizjologicznym badane zbiorowiska grzybów gniazdowych zdominowane były przez grzyby ubikwistyczne (polifagi), w tym celulolityczne. Grzyby keratynofilne były mniej liczne Wypluwki obok grzybów ubikwistycznych cechowały się wysokim udziałem grzybów keratynofilnych. W obrębie wyodrębnionych sów najwyższą frekwencją odznaczały się Trichoderma viride w gniazdach oraz Doratomyces stemonites na wypluwkach. Obok gatunków typowo saprotroficznych gniazda oraz wypluwki zasiedlały potencjalnie chorobotwórcze, w tym Aspergillus fumigatus i Scopulariopsis brevicaulis oraz sporium tropicum i Ch. georgii. W obrębie wyodrębnionych gatunków spotykano gatunki hydrofilne, alkalotolerancyjne oraz termotolerancyjne, co miało związek z zawartością wody, pH oraz temperaturą podczas lęgów.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fungi; nests; pellets; Montagu's Harrier; chemical factors; ecological factors

PL

grzyby; gniazda; wypluwki; błotniak łąkowy; czynniki chemiczne; czynniki ekologiczne

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 16, nr 4
• Strony: 453--471
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 48 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Korniłłowicz-Kowalska T.

autor

Kitowski I.

• Mycological Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, ul. Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, Poland,

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