Dominance and diversity of the fungal communities on fir needles

Community structure of microfungi on fir needles in Japan and Germany is analysed mathematically Frequency of occurrence data of microfungi on fir needles reported previously is recalculated using the concept of species sequence and annual average frequencies. Dominance-diversity curves were based on a geometric model, while species and individuals curves were generated from a lognormal model. The recalculated results for the Japanese and German data fit very well to both models. Dominance and diversity in fungal communities are discussed with the possibility of estimating total number of species in a community.