Macromiceti lignicoli in ambiente mediterraneo: il caso studio del Parco Regionale della Maremma.

The present paper is focused on the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi in a poorly investigated area: the Mediterranean habitat. To this purpose, a study was conducted in the Mediterranean holm oak (Quercus ilex) woods within the Maremma Regional Park during 2013. The sampling was carried out in 12 permanents plots, taking note of all the fungal species found on each piece of dead wood, irrespective of size and stage of decay. 89 species of wood-inhabiting fungi were recorded, among which 13 regarded as rare and 14 as typically Mediterranean. The fungal community seems to be dominated by a small number of species which are by far more abundant than the others. The results allowed us to characterize the wood-inhabiting fungal community in holm-oak dominated habitats, broaden our ecological knowledge on several species and provide a preliminary database for further studies in Mediterranean areas.