Distinct diversity Trajectories of Boreal wood-inhabiting fungi following fire vs. clear-cutting

Here, we describe the data and methods supporting a study on how disturbances such as forest fires and clear-cutting influence wood-inhabiting fungal diversity trajectories in boreal Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests in Northern Sweden. The research contrasts two chronosequences, one under rotational management (clear-cutting, soil scarification, and thinning) and one unmanaged and fire-origin.
Two contrasting disturbance regimes – wildfire and clear-cutting – are common in boreal forests, and create fundamentally different conditions for succession of wood-inhabiting fungi. We investigated (i) how species richness and community composition change after these two disturbances, and (ii) which stand-level characteristics drive diversity trajectories.
In two chronosequences – managed clear-cut (1–109yr since clear-cut; n=18) and unmanaged fire (4–375yr since fire; n=18) – we combined fruiting-body surveys with DNA metabarcoding to quantify species richness of wood-inhabiting fungi, inc..., , # Data from: Distinct diversity Trajectories of Boreal wood-inhabiting fungi following fire vs. clear-cutting

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.tmpg4f5bs](10.5061/dryad.tmpg4f5bs)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset supports the research article \"Distinct Diversity Trajectories of Boreal Wood-Inhabiting Fungi Following Fire vs. Clear-Cutting\" submitted to *Journal of Ecology*. The study examines how two contrasting disturbance regimes - natural fire and rotational clear-cutting - create fundamentally different conditions for successional development of wood-inhabiting fungal communities in boreal Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests in Northern Sweden (approximately 64.8-66.5 degrees N and 17.1-20.5 degrees E).

The dataset contains comprehensive stand-level measurements from 36 forest stands representing different stages of forest development following disturbance:

18 rotational management stands (1-109 years since clear-cut) subjected to typical even-aged forestr..., ,