Year:
2006
Grant Number:
DLIA2006-03
Grant Amount:
$5000
Project Type:
Minigrant
Organism Group Sought:
Fungi
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Richard E. Baird
Project Summary:

Objective: Catalog the microfungi present on litter tissues of American beech, Fraser fir, and Eastern hemlock (healthy and infested) of the GSMNP. These tree habitats were selected for study due to the critical need to develop baseline data from healthy and damaged stands being devastated by exotic insect/disease pests. Methods: A total of 5 locations (stands) for each tree species will be visited during each sampling period. Each tree within the a site location will be mapped using GPS and revisited for further survey. All locations will be sampled on April 31, June 15 and August 31. Within each sample location, 10 replicate trees will be randomly selected.

Family Count Graph: FamilyCountAcGraph.pdf

Species Ranking:   SpeciesDistributionRanking.pdf

Species Report: Taxonomy.pdf

Principal Investigator

PI Name:  Dr. Richard E. Baird

PI Organization:  Mississippi State University

Primary Taxonomist

Taxonomist Name:  Dr. Richard E. Baird

Taxonomist Organization:  Mississippi State University

Corporate Sponsors