The effects of weather on fungal abundance and richness among 25 communities in the Intermountain West

Talley, Sharon M; Coley, Phyllis D; Kursar, Thomas A

doi:10.1186/1472-6785-2-7

BMC Ecology

Table 1 location, fungal sampling, and weather parameters of the field sites.

From: The effects of weather on fungal abundance and richness among 25 communities in the Intermountain West

site #	field site	elevation (m)	latitude	longitude	vegetation sampling	1998 air-sampling	1999 air-sampling	average fungal abundance	average fungal richness	average temperature (°C)	maximum # of consecutive days >0°C	average daily maximum RH	average vapor pressure deficit (kPa)	proportion of days between 4 and 40°C and max RH >90%	average # of consecutive days with max RH < 50%	annual precipitation (cm)	annual temperature (°C)
1	Bramble	2227	37°40.19	111°48.33	x	x	x	0.99	1.28	8.8	75	71	1.75	0.38	4.6	26.90	9.61
2	Canyonlands	1442	38°38.73	109°45.06	x	x	x	0.75	0.85	20.0	127	60	1.22	0.15	5.7	22.38	12.65
3	Duchesne	1633	40°10.57	110°06.27	x	x	x	1.49	1.56	14.6	142	79	1.51	0.48	5.5	20.30	7.51
4	Emigration	1715	40°45.78	111°42.60	x	x	x	2.28	1.94	16.5	109	88	0.95	0.44	2.0	60.53	8.11
5	Farmington	1433	40°59.76	111°53.09	x	x	x	4.19	1.68	18.4	92	76	1.42	0.45	2.1	61.93	10.72
6	Francis	2900	41°01.88	111°50.33	x	x	x	0.5	0.82	7.5	75	86	0.57	0.18	4.9	150.14	2.17
7	Grand Escalante	2045	37°52.14	111°06.61	x	x	x	0.53	0.79	12.8	84	71	1.14	0.33	4.1	26.94	9.25
8	GE Slot	1726	37°51.66	111°17.89	x	x	x	0.37	0.74	14.4	95	71	1.56	0.4	5.2	26.94	9.25
9	Gunlock	1030	37°10.76	113°44.85	x	m	x	0.23	0.3	21.8	187	48	2.53	0.14	7.6	20.37	16.69
10	Kodachrome	1831	37°30.09	111°59.62	x	x	x	0.28	0.63	13.2	86	75	1.28	0.41	5.7	25.64	9.14
11	La Sal	2554	38°23.64	109°09.86	x	x	m	0.63	0.97	9.7	75	87	0.69	0.62	3.5	33.01	7.94
12	Leeds	1290	37°16.20	113°22.61	x	m	x	0.42	0.42	21.8	184	42	2.29	0.13	9.1	26.90	15.03
13	Pintura	1285	37°19.26	113°16.77	m	m	x	0.04	0.15	18.8	184	40	2.19	0.11	11.0	30.65	12.49
14	Racetrack	3113	40°18.70	111°08.23	x	x	m	1.88	1.56	5.6	52	77	0.56	0.43	2.6	150.14	2.17
15	Strawberry	2245	40°12.59	111°11.21	x	x	m	2.99	1.37	7.7	39	97	0.68	0.51	0.0	150.14	2.17
16	Tintic High	2027	39°57.58	112°05.27	x	x	x	1.42	1.04	12.6	79	76	1.07	0.28	3.6	43.68	7.94
17	Tintic Low	1547	39°56.89	112°00.78	x	x	x	0.1	0.56	20.5	150	73	1.55	0.24	3.5	27.39	10.11
18	Tintic Wash	1649	39°57.39	112°02.73	x	x	x	0.78	1.51	14.1	126	75	1.36	0.34	3.0	27.39	10.11
19	Wendover	1640	40°28.99	114°09.33	m	m	x	0.15	0.38	15.9	128	57	1.6	0.09	6.5	12.24	11.25
20	Littlefield	1220	37°05.15	113°51.29	x	m	x	0.6	0.3	m	m	m	m	m	m	20.37	16.69
21	La Loop	1677	38°27.16	109°23.86	x	x	x	0.16	0.5	m	m	m	m	m	m	21.59	13.69
22	Needles	1984	38°03.24	109°24.57	x	m	x	0.17	0.82	m	m	m	m	m	m	21.56	11.75
23	Sahara	1576	39°43.15	112°13.08	x	x	x	0.26	1.03	m	m	m	m	m	m	28.37	10.22
24	Stansbury	1654	40°34.44	112°29.09	m	m	x	0.65	1.15	m	m	m	m	m	m	31.01	10.39
25	Dugway Gate	1350	40°10.83	113°06.49	m	m	x	1.42	1.54	m	m	m	m	m	m	32.13	10.39

The average fungal abundance and richness were calculated using two or three fungal samplings when present. Sites in which vegetation and air were sampled for fungi are noted by an "x". Missing data are noted by an "m". All analyses of weather parameters except annual precipitation and temperature were carried out using records for the growing season (March to October, 1999).

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