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Considerations on Field Methodology for Macrofungi Studies in Fragmented Forests of Mediterranean Agricultural Landscapes

Publicated to:Agronomy-Basel. 12 (2): 528- - 2022-02-01 12(2), DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020528

Authors: Fernandez Ruiz, Abel; Rodriguez de la Cruz, David; Vicente Villardon, Jose Luis; Sanchez Duran, Sergio; Garcia Jimenez, Prudencio; Sanchez Sanchez, Jose

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Centro de Investigaci?n y Tecnolog?a Agroalimentaria de Arag?n , Universidad de Zaragoza - Author
Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Unidad Recursos Forestales, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Univ Salamanca, Dept Bot & Plant Physiol, Licenciado Mendez Nieto S-N, Salamanca 37007, Spain - Author
Univ Salamanca, Dept Stat, Campus Miguel de Unamuno,Alfonso X El Sabio S-N, Salamanca 37007, Spain - Author
Univ Salamanca, Inst Agrobiotechnol Res CIALE, Rio Duero 12, Villamayor 37185, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, CITA, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, Zaragoza 50013, Spain - Author
Universidad de Salamanca - Author
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Abstract

The methodology used for the determination of macrofungal diversity in Mediterranean areas differs in the time of sampling and the number of years displayed, making it difficult to compare results. Furthermore, the results could be refuted because the studies are being conducted over an insufficient number of years or without considering the variation of the meteorological conditions from one year to the next and its effects on fruiting time, which might not fit the sampling. In order to optimize field work on fungal fruiting in Mediterranean environments dominated by holm oak (Quercus ilex L.), a weekly field analysis of macrofungal diversity from February 2009 to June 2013 was carried out in a Mediterranean holm oak forest in the middle-west of the Iberian Peninsula. The results revealed that fruiting bodies appeared throughout the year and that there was a delay in autumn fruiting, overlapping with spring. All this seems to indicate that weekly collection throughout the year and for a period of two years could be sufficient to estimate the macrofungal biodiversity of this ecosystem.

Keywords

biodiversityconservationecosystemsfield samplingfruiting patternsfungal diversitymediterranean forestsoak forestsplant diversityquercus ilexsaprobic fungiseasonal dynamicstreeBosques mediterraneosEctomycorrhizal fungal communitiesField samplingFungal diversityHongosMacrofungiMediterranean forestsQuercus ilex

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Agronomy-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 16/88, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agronomy.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.04, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 4

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 17.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 17 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.75.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.