Using DGGE method it was shown that inoculation of beech wood chips with the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus reduces natural fungal colonization with wood degrading fungi. The paper results from the PhD Thesis of the first author and is the first descriptioin of the DGGE method applied in labs of the Slovenian Forestry Institute. The publication is categorized as A1''.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3235494
The results of our genetic differentiation study of Tetrao urogallus, based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences of 319 samples from the studied populations, show that Alpine populations were composed exclusively of boreal lineage, Dinaric populations of both, but predominantly (96%) of boreal lineage and Rhodope-Rila populations predominantly ()90%) of southern lineage individuals. The Bulgarian mountains were identified as the core area of the southern lineage, and Dinaric Mountains the western contact zone between both lineages in the Balkans. Although all of the studied populations suffered a decline in the past, the significantly lower level of genetic diversity when compared with the neighbouring Alpine and Bulgarian populations suggests that the isolated Dinaric capercaillie is particularly vulnerable to continuing population decline. Potential conservation strategies should consider the existence of the two lineages and their vulnerable Dinaric contact zone, and support the specificities of the populations. This publication is the first study of an endangered animal species, based solely on molecular & conservation genetic studies done in labs at SFI. The publication is caracterized as A1'.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3186342
Radial growth and anatomic characteristics of pedunculate oaks have been analized. Declining oaks grew much better in the past, but were also exposed to more severe environmental stress compared to oaks which are today more vital. Declining trees differed from vital in radial increment, in stabile isotope composition in tree rings and also in anatomic characteristics of the vessels. Human intervention and consequent reduction of the groundwater table significantly affected growth and mortality of trees in the studied forest. Conservative radial growth and smaller diameters of transport vessels in adult trees proved as better survival strategy on the studied site. The publication is caracterized as A1'.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3118246