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A risk assessment of Europe's black truffle sector under predicted climate change

THOMAS, Paul a Ulf BÜNTGEN

Základní údaje

Originální název

A risk assessment of Europe's black truffle sector under predicted climate change

Autoři

THOMAS, Paul (garant) a Ulf BÜNTGEN (276 Německo, domácí)

Vydání

Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2019, 0048-9697

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10511 Environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 6.551

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00113515

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

000455034600003

Klíčová slova anglicky

Climate change; Ectomycorrhiza fungi; Fungal ecology; Truffle yield; Tuber melanosporum; Perigord truffle

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 2. 4. 2020 12:54, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

The black truffle (Tubermelanosporum) is a highly revered culinary icon species that grows symbioticallywith its host trees across several parts of southern Europe. Where harvested under natural or cultivated conditions, truffles can have a significant socioeconomic impact and may even form a key component of cultural identity. Although some aspects of truffle biology and ecology have been elucidated recently, the role of abiotic, environmental and climatic factors in the production andmaturation of their fruitbodies is still largely unknown. Based on 36-year-long, continuous records of Mediterranean truffle yield, we demonstrate that decreased summer precipitation together with increased summer temperatures significantly reduce the fungus' subsequent winter harvest. Using state-of-the-art climate model projections, we predict that a significant decline of 78-100% in southern European truffle production is likely to occur between 2071 and 2100. The additional threats of forecasted heatwaves, forest fires, pest and disease outbreaks are discussed along with socioeconomic and ecological consequences of a warmer and dryer future climate. Our results emphasize the need for unravelling the direct and indirect effects of climate change on Europe's truffle sector and underline the importance of conservation initiatives at local to international scales.