A heart-rot fungus, Inonotus obliquus (chaga), mediates microhabitat creation in birch snags and contributes to forest fungal diversity

Ecological significance of fungi in terrestrial ecosystems is generally acknowledged but the ecological networks mediated by particular fungal species are seldom described. In this note, we draw attention to an undescribed function of a well-known heart-rot fungus, Inonotus obliquus (chaga). This sp...

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Main Authors: Asko Lõhmus, Piret Lõhmus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424005237
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