Human Activity Impacts on Macrofungal Diversity: A Case Study of Grazing in Subtropical Forests.

ABSTRACT: Concerns about potential negative impacts of human activity on macrofungal diversity are spreading globally, yet research on this topic remains scarce. This study focuses on forest grazing (silvopasture), a popular economic practice whose impacts on macrofungal diversity are underexplored. Through investigation and comparison of macrofungal diversity and selected environmental factors in three types of subtropical forests (secondary mixed forests, dense-tree plantations and sparse-tree plantations) before and after two years of grazing at an intensity of 10 goats per hectare in South China, three key findings emerged: (1) Macrofungal alpha-diversity increased significantly after grazing, associated with an increase in large plant remains and a decrease in litterfall thickness; (2) dominanc

SUBMITTER: Yang KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12565215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature