Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems

In Mediterranean forests, many species of fungi produce fruiting bodies every autumn, some of which are of great social and economic interest as NTFPs. In addition, these fungi are an essential part of the biodiversity network that ensures the proper functioning of natural ecosystems and that is cur...

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Authors: Morera, Albert; Miguel Magaña, Sergio de; LeBlanc, Hannah; Martínez de Aragón, Juan; Bonet Lledos, José Antonio
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Status:Published version
Publication date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102557
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465411
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Mushroom
Lactarius Boletus
Non-wood forest products
Global warming
Modeling
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description In Mediterranean forests, many species of fungi produce fruiting bodies every autumn, some of which are of great social and economic interest as NTFPs. In addition, these fungi are an essential part of the biodiversity network that ensures the proper functioning of natural ecosystems and that is currently in check due to global change. Therefore, understanding the biogeographic patterns of species-specific fungal productivity is fundamental to anticipate possible changes in the socioeconomic value of our forests and to understand the role they play in the functioning of ecosystems in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change. In this study we estimate the future impact of climate change (in Catalonia region, between 2023 and 2100) on five fungal species with high socioeconomic interest in a broad bioclimatic gradient representative of the Mediterranean basin using high resolution at the landscape scale. To achieve this, we use predictive models based on machine learning algorithms and a fungal database resulting from the sampling of more than 100 permanent sampling plots over 20 years. We estimate that current and future productivity patterns differ among species, under different climate change scenarios and bioclimatic regions. Our results suggest that optimal productivity areas may be shifted to higher elevations, making those species with higher productivity at higher elevations the most affected by climate change. This would mean that some species with high socioeconomic value, such as Lactarius deliciosus and Boletus edulis, could be negatively affected in their total productivity in the study area. This study highlights the need to anticipate the potential effects of climate change on fungal productivity and in particular on high socioeconomic value species and to develop management policies oriented to maintain the important role of fungi in natural ecosystems.
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spelling Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems Morera, Albert Miguel Magaña, Sergio de LeBlanc, Hannah Martínez de Aragón, Juan Bonet Lledos, José Antonio Mushroom Lactarius Boletus Non-wood forest products Global warming Modeling In Mediterranean forests, many species of fungi produce fruiting bodies every autumn, some of which are of great social and economic interest as NTFPs. In addition, these fungi are an essential part of the biodiversity network that ensures the proper functioning of natural ecosystems and that is currently in check due to global change. Therefore, understanding the biogeographic patterns of species-specific fungal productivity is fundamental to anticipate possible changes in the socioeconomic value of our forests and to understand the role they play in the functioning of ecosystems in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change. In this study we estimate the future impact of climate change (in Catalonia region, between 2023 and 2100) on five fungal species with high socioeconomic interest in a broad bioclimatic gradient representative of the Mediterranean basin using high resolution at the landscape scale. To achieve this, we use predictive models based on machine learning algorithms and a fungal database resulting from the sampling of more than 100 permanent sampling plots over 20 years. We estimate that current and future productivity patterns differ among species, under different climate change scenarios and bioclimatic regions. Our results suggest that optimal productivity areas may be shifted to higher elevations, making those species with higher productivity at higher elevations the most affected by climate change. This would mean that some species with high socioeconomic value, such as Lactarius deliciosus and Boletus edulis, could be negatively affected in their total productivity in the study area. This study highlights the need to anticipate the potential effects of climate change on fungal productivity and in particular on high socioeconomic value species and to develop management policies oriented to maintain the important role of fungi in natural ecosystems. This work was supported by the Secretariat for Universities and of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia and the European Social Fund. This work was also supported by the project with grant number PID2022-139558OB-I00 funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”, by the project with grant number PCI2023-146021-2 funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union, and by the project with grant number 2711/2021 funded by the National Parks Autonomous Agency (Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales, OAPN). Sergio de Miguel and José Antonio Bonet benefitted from a Serra-Húnter Fellowship provided by the Government of Catalonia. We also thank the “Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET)” and “Servei Meteorol` ogic de Catalunya (SMC)” for providing daily weather station data. Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102557 https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465411
spellingShingle Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
Morera, Albert
Mushroom
Lactarius Boletus
Non-wood forest products
Global warming
Modeling
status_str publishedVersion
title Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
title_full Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
title_fullStr Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
title_short Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
title_sort Analysis of climate change impacts on the biogeographical patterns of species-specific productivity of socioeconomically important edible fungi in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
topic Mushroom
Lactarius Boletus
Non-wood forest products
Global warming
Modeling
topic_facet Mushroom
Lactarius Boletus
Non-wood forest products
Global warming
Modeling
url https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102557
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465411