Xylotrophs in spruce stands of the Kologrivsky Forest Nature Reserve, Russia

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to study the species composition of xylotrophic fungi in spruce stands of the Kologrivsky Forest Nature Reserve (Kostroma region, Russia). On the territory of the nature reserve, 20 species of pathogenic fungi were found parasitizing on the trunks of living and dead trees. Dead wood (57%) is the main substrate for fungal fruiting bodies. Producing tree trunks use about 28% of xylophytes as a substrate, dry-standing – 15%.