Table 1

location, fungal sampling, and weather parameters of the field sites.
site #
 field site
 elevation (m)
 latitude
 longitude
 vegetation sampling
 1998 air-sampling
 1999 air-sampling
 average fungal abundance
 average fungal richness
 average temperature (°C)
 maximum # of consecutive days >0°C
 average daily maximum RH
 average vapor pressure deficit (kPa)
 proportion of days between 4 and 40°C and max RH >90%
 average # of consecutive days with max RH < 50%
 annual precipitation (cm)
 annual temperature (°C)
1
 Bramble
 2227
 37°40.19
 111°48.33
 x
 x
 x
 0.99
 1.28
 8.8
 75
 71
 1.75
 0.38
 4.6
 26.90
 9.61
2
 Canyonlands
 1442
 38°38.73
 109°45.06
 x
 x
 x
 0.75
 0.85
 20.0
 127
 60
 1.22
 0.15
 5.7
 22.38
 12.65
3
 Duchesne
 1633
 40°10.57
 110°06.27
 x
 x
 x
 1.49
 1.56
 14.6
 142
 79
 1.51
 0.48
 5.5
 20.30
 7.51
4
 Emigration
 1715
 40°45.78
 111°42.60
 x
 x
 x
 2.28
 1.94
 16.5
 109
 88
 0.95
 0.44
 2.0
 60.53
 8.11
5
 Farmington
 1433
 40°59.76
 111°53.09
 x
 x
 x
 4.19
 1.68
 18.4
 92
 76
 1.42
 0.45
 2.1
 61.93
 10.72
6
 Francis
 2900
 41°01.88
 111°50.33
 x
 x
 x
 0.5
 0.82
 7.5
 75
 86
 0.57
 0.18
 4.9
 150.14
 2.17
7
 Grand Escalante
 2045
 37°52.14
 111°06.61
 x
 x
 x
 0.53
 0.79
 12.8
 84
 71
 1.14
 0.33
 4.1
 26.94
 9.25
8
 GE Slot
 1726
 37°51.66
 111°17.89
 x
 x
 x
 0.37
 0.74
 14.4
 95
 71
 1.56
 0.4
 5.2
 26.94
 9.25
9
 Gunlock
 1030
 37°10.76
 113°44.85
 x
 m
 x
 0.23
 0.3
 21.8
 187
 48
 2.53
 0.14
 7.6
 20.37
 16.69
10
 Kodachrome
 1831
 37°30.09
 111°59.62
 x
 x
 x
 0.28
 0.63
 13.2
 86
 75
 1.28
 0.41
 5.7
 25.64
 9.14
11
 La Sal
 2554
 38°23.64
 109°09.86
 x
 x
 m
 0.63
 0.97
 9.7
 75
 87
 0.69
 0.62
 3.5
 33.01
 7.94
12
 Leeds
 1290
 37°16.20
 113°22.61
 x
 m
 x
 0.42
 0.42
 21.8
 184
 42
 2.29
 0.13
 9.1
 26.90
 15.03
13
 Pintura
 1285
 37°19.26
 113°16.77
 m
 m
 x
 0.04
 0.15
 18.8
 184
 40
 2.19
 0.11
 11.0
 30.65
 12.49
14
 Racetrack
 3113
 40°18.70
 111°08.23
 x
 x
 m
 1.88
 1.56
 5.6
 52
 77
 0.56
 0.43
 2.6
 150.14
 2.17
15
 Strawberry
 2245
 40°12.59
 111°11.21
 x
 x
 m
 2.99
 1.37
 7.7
 39
 97
 0.68
 0.51
 0.0
 150.14
 2.17
16
 Tintic High
 2027
 39°57.58
 112°05.27
 x
 x
 x
 1.42
 1.04
 12.6
 79
 76
 1.07
 0.28
 3.6
 43.68
 7.94
17
 Tintic Low
 1547
 39°56.89
 112°00.78
 x
 x
 x
 0.1
 0.56
 20.5
 150
 73
 1.55
 0.24
 3.5
 27.39
 10.11
18
 Tintic Wash
 1649
 39°57.39
 112°02.73
 x
 x
 x
 0.78
 1.51
 14.1
 126
 75
 1.36
 0.34
 3.0
 27.39
 10.11
19
 Wendover
 1640
 40°28.99
 114°09.33
 m
 m
 x
 0.15
 0.38
 15.9
 128
 57
 1.6
 0.09
 6.5
 12.24
 11.25
20
 Littlefield
 1220
 37°05.15
 113°51.29
 x
 m
 x
 0.6
 0.3
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 20.37
 16.69
21
 La Loop
 1677
 38°27.16
 109°23.86
 x
 x
 x
 0.16
 0.5
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 21.59
 13.69
22
 Needles
 1984
 38°03.24
 109°24.57
 x
 m
 x
 0.17
 0.82
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 21.56
 11.75
23
 Sahara
 1576
 39°43.15
 112°13.08
 x
 x
 x
 0.26
 1.03
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 28.37
 10.22
24
 Stansbury
 1654
 40°34.44
 112°29.09
 m
 m
 x
 0.65
 1.15
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 31.01
 10.39
25
 Dugway Gate
 1350
 40°10.83
 113°06.49
 m
 m
 x
 1.42
 1.54
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 m
 32.13
 10.39

The average fungal abundance and richness were calculated using two or three fungal samplings when present. Sites in which vegetation and air were sampled for fungi are noted by an "x". Missing data are noted by an "m". All analyses of weather parameters except annual precipitation and temperature were carried out using records for the growing season (March to October, 1999).

Talley et al. BMC Ecology 2002 2:7   doi:10.1186/1472-6785-2-7