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Choosing native fungi As a basic rule, we suggest trying any or many different fungi. If any of these fungi establish in revegetation then that will be a success. The activities of the successfully restored fungi will contribute to a gradual shift in the revegetation from a soil environment that is alien to native fungi to one which may encourage self-colonization of other native fungi from nearby woodlands.
Revegetation programs may choose to source and re-introduce a broad range of local fungi, choose some conspicuous species, or choose to re-introduce some rare and endangered fungi.
They may choose to include certain native fungi which have “weed-like” attributes enabling them to thrive in soil recently held under crops or grazing. Or they may choose a selection of fungi representing different ecological types – decomposer and mycorrhizal.
One good premise is to choose local fungi suited to local conditions and former natural vegetation type. Variations in topographical, geological, soil and vegetation conditions within remnant patches of woodland greatly influence the types and diversity of fungi. Lateritic sites with thickets of sheoaks and wattles may have some different fungi to sandy loam sites with eucalypts dominant nearby.
More informed choices of fungi can be made when armed with an understanding of how to recognize different types of fungi, including particular species, ecological types, and how the fungi propagate. The following topics are particularly relevant:
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