ABSTRACT
Revegetation programs for degraded mined areas aim to restore essential soil processes and assist in the recovery of the associated fungal communities. This study aimed to determine the community composition of filamentous fungi in natural and revegetated coastal areas of Atlantic Forests and provide information on the recuperation of soil mycobiota in recovering environments. Fifty-two filamentous fungi species were identified. The ANOSIM analysis indicated that the fungi communities differ between natural and revegetated areas (Rglobal = 0.186; p < 0.0001). Penicillium citreonigrum was found to be an indicator of natural areas, whereas no species could be assigned as indicator of the revegetated areas. Revegetated areas showed great species richness, demonstrating that revegetation contributed to the recovery and increased the fungi diversity. The results emphasize the importance of biodiversity inventories in coastal areas subjected to natural and anthropic pressures, highlighting the need for conservation policies.
Keywords:
dunes; microorganisms; mining; Restinga; soil