Fungal communities in Mediterranean and Submediterranean woodlands

A summary of data based on several mycocoenological studies, carried out in a belt extending from the Tyrrhenian coast to the foot of the C Apennines, is presented. The studies, concerning macromycetes, have been carried out in mediterranean and submediterranean communities; juniper scrubs on sandy dunes and evergreen oak woods of the Maremma coast; evergreen oakwoods, heathlands, and chestnut coppices of the hills; chestnut coppices and fir woods of submontane areas. Association between c700 fungal species, collected in 5.5 ha, and the seven phytocoenoses are analysed. Species diversity is noteworthy: 14.4% are species widely distributed in the phytocoenoses and 54.9% are associated with only one type of vegetation community.