Friesia X, 4-5
Friesia X, 4-5
Friesia X, 4-5
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F RIESIA . Bind X . Hefte 4-5 . 1974<br />
FIREPLACE FUNG I IN AN ARCTIC AREA:<br />
MIDDLE WEST GREENLAND<br />
By PETER MILAN PETERSEN<br />
Institute of Ecological Botany, University of Copenhagen<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
The fungus flora on burnt ground has been investigated in a<br />
number of localities in middle West Greenland. It is established that<br />
although fire is an ecological factor of only minor importance in<br />
middle West Greenland as well as in the Aretic as a whole, fireplace<br />
fungi are of widespread and common occurrence in the investigation<br />
area. A total of 16 obligate fireplace fungi were found, of which 13<br />
species have not hitherto been recorded from Greenland.<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
In a previous series of investigations, the ecology of the fireplace<br />
fungi has been studied in Denmark, an area of temperate climate. A<br />
three year stay at the Aretic St ation in Godhavn, West Greenland,<br />
provided an opportunit y to extend the studies into the Arctic. The<br />
sporadic occurrence of burns in natural habitats, the long travelling<br />
distances, and the shortness of the fungus season made it impossible<br />
to visit most of the localities more than once. Therefore, the present<br />
paper is mainlya contribution to the knowledge of the distributional<br />
area of some of the fireplace fungi, although some ecological conc1usions<br />
may also be drawn.<br />
THE INVESTIGATION ARE A<br />
The investigation area extends from Godhavn (69 0<br />
14' N, 53 0<br />
31' W) in the north, to Holsteinsborg (66 0 55' N, 53 0 40' W) in the<br />
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