[Population difference of polypores in northwest and southeast of China]

Polypores are an important group of wood-rotting fungi and play a key role in decomposing wood in the forest ecosystem. Based on field investigations and laboratory analysis, fungal flora and diversity composition of polypores in Tianshan Moutains, Qilian Mountains, Baotianman Nature Reserve and Wuyi Mountains were analyzed. In total, 72 polypore species were found in Tianshan Mountains, 99 in Qilian Mountains, 124 in Baotianman Nature Reserve and 156 in Wuyi Mountains. There were fourteen common species in the four zones. The biogeography could be divided into 4 groups at genera level of the four zones, the important elements were North temperate element and cosmopolitan element, and floristic analysis showed a distinct north temperate character. The proportion of white rot polypores in the four zones increased from northwest to southeast of China, while the proportion of brown rot polypores decreased. Polypores preferentially grew on angiosperm trees compared to gymnosperm trees. Among the four zones, polypores in Baotianman had the highest proportion of species living on angiosperm trees. Rare and threatened species in Tianshan Mountains and Qilian Mountains were mainly found on conifer trees, while in the other two zones, most rare and threatened species were found on broadleaf trees. Generally, the distinctions of these four areas were mainly affected by the forest type.