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COPROPHILOUS FUNGI FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS
Sample no.* Locality, longitude and latitude (°), and elevation Date Substrate
31/04 Høgareyn, Vestmanna, Streymoy. W7.14. N62.13. 280 m. 18.6.04 sheep
32/04 Sornfelli, Streymoy. W6.96. N62.08. 590 m. 18.6.04 hare
33/04 Kirkjubøur, Streymoy. W6.78. N61.95. 30 m. 19.6.04 sheep
34/04 Kirkjubøur, Streymoy. W6.78. N61.95. 30 m. 19.6.04 hare
35/04 Eiði, Eysturoy. W7.08. N62.31. 5 m. 19.6.04 sheep
36/04 Oyndfjarðfjall, Eysturoy. W6.87. N62.28. 155 m 20.6.04 hare
37/04 Oyndfjarðfjall, Eysturoy. W6.87. N62.28. 155 m. 20.6.04 sheep
38/04 Elduvík, Eysturoy. W6.90. N62.29. 37 m. 20.6.04 hare
39/04 Elduvík, Eysturoy. W6.90. N62.29. 37 m 20.6.04 sheep
40/04 Eiðisskarð, Eysturoy. W7.00. N62.29. 450 m. 21.6.04 hare
41/04 Eiðisskarð, Eysturoy. W7.00. N62.29. 430 m. 21.6.04 sheep
42/04 Middalur, Viðoy. W6.50. N62.33. 75 m. 21.6.04 hare
43/04 Middalur, Viðoy. W6.50. N62.33. 75 m. 21.6.04 sheep
44/04 Buðadalur, Kunoy. W6.61. N62.30. 40 m. 22.6.04 hare
45/04 Buðadalur, Kunoy. W6.61. N62.30. 40 m. 22.6.04 sheep
46/04 Litlidalur, Borðoy. W6.55. N62.31. 90 m. 22.6.04 hare
47/04 Litlidalur, Borðoy. W6.55. N62.31. 90 m. 22.6.04 sheep
48/04 Húsadalur, Vágar. W7.30. N62.08. 140 m. 23.6.04 hare
49/04 Húsadalur, Vágar. W7.30. N62.08. 140 m. 23.6.04 sheep
50/04 Sørvágur, Vágar. W7.29. N62.07. 60 m. 23.6.04 horse
* MJR sample no. and year identified (year identified omitted from some collection details in text and Table 2.)
Table 1. Details of Faroese dung samples and collection localities.
pellets), or 13 x 8 cm for horse (approx.
10 - 20 g D.W.). Samples were examined
frequently at intervals of a few days, with
a x 7-45 magnification stereomicroscope.
Fruiting bodies were removed and mounted
in water for examination and identification
at higher magnification. Samples were in-
cubated for up to 15 wk, with observations
continuing whilst new fungi were being
observed. Localities (latitude and longi-
tude, European Geodetic 50 Datum) were
determined with a Magellan GPS 4000 XL
satellite navigator, and place names given
are according to the 1:100000 Topografiskt
Atlas (Kort and Matrikelstyrelsen, 2001).
Selected material has been placed in the
Herbarium of the Botanical Museum, Co-
penhagen (C). Although the number of
samples was rather small, an estimate of
species richness of the Faroese coprophil-
ous mycobiota was made. A cumulative
species curve was constructed for the
same suite of taxa as used by Richardson
(2001) who, from a world-wide study of a
similar range of substrates, demonstrated
a latitudinal gradient of species richness in
coprophilous fungi. The equation for that
curve (y = axb, where y = cumulative