Грибы приземных слоев воздуха: их экологическая роль и перспективы исследований

Abstract

The ecological role of aeromycota is discussed. The fungal aeroplankton of upper soil air layers could influence on other organisms (plants, animals, humans) and deposited on the soil surface. We investigated the content of the fungal propagules in the surface air and as the deposits on the soil surface at the forest and at the grass areas by fluorescent microscopy. In comparison with the investigation on the solid media the number of spores during direct examination was some orders of magnitude higher and amounts to hundreds of thousands spores per cubic meter. In seasonal dynamic the number of fungal spores in the air was usually higher at forest area and less on the grassy territories. The maximal deposition of fungal spores on the soil surface (4.1±0.4 mg/m2 per day) was marked in the autumn. According to our preliminary data, in rainwater occurred a significant concentration of fungal spores from the surface air.