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Table 1 Data used in meta-analysis of fungal species richness response to fire, including control replicates (n c), control mean (x c), experimental replicates (n e), experimental mean (x e), the natural log of the response ratio (ln[R]), and change in richness (%).

From: Fire Reduces Fungal Species Richness and In Situ Mycorrhizal Colonization: A Meta-Analysis

Reference

Guild studieda

Unit of measurementb

Fire typec

Repeat burn?

Years since fire

Biomed

Location

n c

x c

n e

x e

ln[R]

Change in richness (%)

Barker et al. 2013

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

3

TF

British Columbia, Canada

15

8

15

6.3

−0.2389

−21.3

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

3

TF

British Columbia, Canada

15

8

15

4

−0.6932

−50.0

Bartoli et al. 1991

microfungi

culture morphology

W

 

0.01644

TF

Italy

5

21.2

5

3.2

−1.8909

−84.9

Buscardo et al. 2010

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

5

TF

Portugal

12

2.5

12

3.1

0.2119

23.6

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

2 consecutive

5

TF

Portugal

12

2.5

12

2.6

0.0276

2.8

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

2 consecutive

5

TF

Portugal

12

2.5

12

2.2

−0.1188

−11.2

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

5

TF

Portugal

11

2.6

11

1.9

−0.3032

−26.2

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

2 consecutive

5

TF

Portugal

11

2.6

11

2

−0.2624

−23.1

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

2 consecutive

5

TF

Portugal

11

2.6

11

1.6

−0.4608

−36.9

Dahlberg et al. 2001

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

P

 

0.3

BF

Sweden

5

1.4

5

0.9

−0.5272

−41.0

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

P

 

0.3

BF

Sweden

5

2

5

0

NA

NA

Eom et al. 1999

AM (spore)

spore morphology

P

 

1

TG

Kansas, USA

4

5.3

4

3.8

−0.3365

−28.6

Glassman et al. 2015

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

1

TF

California, USA

25

30.5

25

20

−0.4220

−34.4

Goberna et al. 2012

All fungi

DGGE

P

 

0.00274

TG

Spain

10

23.53

10

26.55

0.1208

12.8

Grishkan 2016

microfungi

culture morphology

W

 

1.5

TF

Israel

3

36

3

23

−0.4480

−36.1

microfungi

culture morphology

W

 

0.5

TF

Israel

3

30

3

20

−0.4055

−33.3

Hernández-Rodríguez et al. 2013

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TG

Spain

6

22.1

6

6.1

−1.2827

−72.3

Holden et al. 2013

All fungi

NGS

W

 

0

BF

Alaska, USA

2

122.3

2

121.2

−0.0090

−0.90

All fungi

NGS

W

 

6

BF

Alaska, USA

2

122.3

2

142.1

0.1501

16.2

All fungi

NGS

W

 

11

BF

Alaska, USA

2

122.3

2

134.4

0.0943

9.9

All fungi

NGS

W

 

23

BF

Alaska, USA

2

122.3

2

117.6

−0.0392

−3.8

All fungi

NGS

W

 

54

BF

Alaska, USA

2

122.3

2

108.2

−0.1225

−11.5

All fungi

NGS

W

 

90

BF

Alaska, USA

2

122.3

2

99.8

−0.2033

−18.4

Jonsson et al. 1999

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

62

BF

Sweden

2

22.5

2

20

−0.1178

−11.1

Junninen et al. 2008

WIF

sporocarp survey

P

 

1

BF

Finland

3

18.42

3

18.68

0.0140

1.4

Kipfer et al. 2011

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

3.5

TF

Switzerland

5

21.2

5

11.6

−0.6030

−45.3

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

15.5

TF

Switzerland

7

21.2

7

19.5

−0.0836

−8.0

Kurth et al. 2013

WIF

NGS

W

 

4

TF

Arizona, USA

6

3.5

6

1.8

−0.6621

−48.4

WIF

NGS

W

 

9

TF

Arizona, USA

6

3.7

6

4.3

0.1526

16.5

WIF

NGS

W

 

13

TF

Arizona, USA

6

4.8

6

4.5

−0.0728

−7.0

WIF

NGS

W

 

25

TF

Arizona, USA

6

2.7

6

5.3

0.6782

97.0

WIF

NGS

W

 

32

TF

Arizona, USA

6

3.8

6

3.8

0.0000

0.0

Longo et al. 2014

AM (spore)

spore morphology

W

 

0.5

TF

Argentina

10

7.5

10

4.6

−0.4850

−38.4

AM (spore)

spore morphology

W

 

0.5

TF

Argentina

10

7.7

10

4.1

−0.6477

−47.7

AM (spore)

spore morphology

W

 

0.5

TF

Argentina

10

6.9

10

4.3

−0.4723

−37.7

AM (spore)

spore morphology

W

 

0.5

TF

Argentina

10

8.4

10

4.9

−0.5371

−41.6

AM (spore)

spore morphology

W

 

0.5

TF

Argentina

10

7.7

10

4.8

−0.4883

−38.6

Mardji 2014

ECM

sporocarp survey

W

2 consecutive

14

TrF

India

4

8.75

4

3.25

−0.9904

−62.9

Martín-Pinto et al. 2006

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TF

Spain

3

22.1

3

8.8

−0.9257

−60.4

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TF

Spain

3

16.9

3

6.3

−0.9799

−62.5

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TS

Spain

3

26

3

11.7

−0.7978

−55.0

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TS

Spain

3

26.1

3

3.8

−1.9158

−85.3

Motiejūnaitė et al. 2014

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TF

Lithuania

3

71.2

3

23.9

−1.0930

−66.5

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TF

Lithuania

3

70.7

3

42.2

−0.5161

−40.3

Oliver et al. 2015

All fungi

NGS

P

every 2 yr (winter)

3

TF

Georgia, USA

4

668

4

656.5

−0.0174

−1.7

All fungi

NGS

P

every 3 yr (winter)

3

TF

Georgia, USA

4

668

4

680.5

0.0185

1.9

All fungi

NGS

P

every 3 yr (summer)

7

TF

Georgia, USA

4

668

4

659.75

−0.0124

−1.2

All fungi

NGS

P

every 6 yr (summer)

10

TF

Georgia, USA

4

668

4

687.5

0.0288

2.9

Olsson and Jonsson 2010

WIF

sporocarp survey

P

 

1

BF

Sweden

150

2.0

150

1.2

−0.5008

−39.4

Rincón et al. 2014

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

14

TF

Spain

3

11.9

3

10.0

−0.1796

−16.4

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

3

TF

Spain

3

11.9

3

9.0

−0.2832

−24.7

Robinson et al. 2008

All fungi

sporocarp survey

W

 

1

TF

Australia

4

39.41

4

27.94

−0.3440

−29.1

Román and Miguel 2005

ECM

hyphal morphotype

P

 

1

TF

Spain

5

6

5

5.2

−0.1431

−13.3

Smith et al. 2004

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

P

 

1

TF

Oregon, USA

4

10.3

4

10

−0.0247

−2.4

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

P

 

1

TF

Oregon, USA

4

9.5

4

1.8

−1.6917

−81.6

Sun et al. 2015

All fungi

NGS

W

 

2

BF

Finland

10

121.5

10

181.3

0.4002

49.2

All fungi

NGS

W

 

42

BF

Finland

10

121.5

10

143.9

0.1692

18.4

All fungi

NGS

W

 

60

BF

Finland

10

121.5

10

129

0.0599

6.2

All fungi

NGS

W

 

60

BF

Finland

10

121.5

10

130.8

0.0738

7.7

Trappe et al. 2009

ECM

sporocarp survey

P

 

3

TF

Oregon, USA

8

69

8

55

−0.2268

−20.3

ECM

sporocarp survey

P

 

3

TF

Oregon, USA

4

69

4

81

0.1603

17.4

ECM

sporocarp survey

P

 

3

TF

Oregon, USA

4

69

4

81

0.1603

17.4

Trusty 2009

ECM

morphotyping + molecular ID

W

 

5

TF

Montana, USA

3

2.17

3

1.58

−0.3173

−27.2

Tuininga and Dighton 2004

ECM

hyphal morphotype

P

every 4 yr

0.3

TF

New Jersey, USA

3

9.4

3

9.1

−0.0389

−3.8

ECM

hyphal morphotype

P

every 8 yr

0.3

TF

New Jersey, USA

3

10.6

3

8.6

−0.2164

−19.5

Xiang et al. 2015

AM

NGS

W

 

1

BF

China

6

74.34

6

8.68

−0.5919

−44.7

AM

NGS

W

 

1

BF

China

6

74.34

6

12.84

−0.7641

−53.4

AM

NGS

W

 

11

BF

China

6

74.34

6

15.09

−0.1392

−13.0

AM

NGS

W

 

11

BF

China

6

74.34

6

15.85

−0.4945

−39.0

  1. a AM = arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; ECM = ectomycorrhizal fungi; WIF = wood-inhabiting fungi
  2. b NGS = next-generation sequencing; DGGE = denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
  3. c P = prescribed fire; W = wildfire
  4. d TF = temperate forest; BF = boreal forest; TG = temperate grassland; TS = temperate shrubland; TrF = tropical forest
  5. Fire-resistant propagules (e.g., spores, residual hyphae)