Diversity and ecology of polypores in urban vegetation of northern, central and southern Slovakia

Abstract

During the years 2010–2011, we recorded 102 findings of polypores including 20 taxa in three different kinds of urban vegetation of northern, central and southern Slovakia. The most abundant taxa were Phellinus igniarius s. l. (16 findings) and Fomes fomentarius (L.) J. J. Kickx (11 findings). There was also a broad range of the host plants (15 genera, 22 species). The most abundant species of the host plants were Acer platanoides L. (12%), Cerasus serrulata (Lindl.) Loudon (11%) and Salix × sepulcralis ‘Tristis’ (10%). 53% of polypores colonized stem, fewer of them (21%) colonized branches. We observed the polypores in the town parks, street lines (alleys) and streamside stands. City parks and alleys were the most often habitats of polypore occurrences.