Aureoboletus projectellus (Fungi, Boletales) - Occurrence data, environmental layers and habitat suitability models for North America and Europe

Łukasz Banasiak; Marcin Pietras; Marta Wrzosek; Alicja Okrasińska; Michał Gorczak; Marta Kolanowska; Julia Pawłowska

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103779

Aureoboletus projectellus (Fungi, Boletales) - Occurrence data, environmental layers and habitat suitability models for North America and Europe

Data Brief. 2019 Feb 23:23:103779. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103779. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Authors

Łukasz Banasiak¹, Marcin Pietras^{2

3}, Marta Wrzosek¹, Alicja Okrasińska¹, Michał Gorczak¹, Marta Kolanowska^{4

5}, Julia Pawłowska¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Żwirki i Wigury 101, PL 02-089 Warszawa, Poland.
² Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, PL 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
³ Institute of Dendrology Polish Academy of Science, Parkowa 5, PL 62-035 Kórnik, Poland.
⁴ Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland.
⁵ Department of Biodiversity Research, Global Change Research Institute AS CR, Bělidla 4a, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic.

Abstract

Aureoboletus projectellus is a bolete species native to eastern North America, which has been introduced to Central Europe. Here we present summarized data about occurrence of the fungus in both disjunctive ranges based on (1) de novo georeferencing of herbarium specimens and occurrence reports; (2) information from peer-reviewed articles, mycological forums and websites; (3) personal observations and (4) from queries sent to Forest Districts and National Parks in Poland. Corresponding background data were acquired from public databases and include range of genus Pinus - obligatory mycorrhizal partner of A. projectellus - and WorldClim bioclimatic data. Both datasets were fit for purpose of range modelling, i.e. were represented as spatially compatible equal-area raster grids encompassing temperate forest biom in eastern North America and Europe. Additionally, maps of habitat suitability, reflecting association between occurrence and background data, were obtained using maximum entropy approach implemented in MaxEnt.