Abstract
Seasonal growth and production of individual fruit bodies were examined indirectly in permanent quadrats over 3 yr. Biomass was calculated from the ratio between average cap diameter and total fruit-body fresh or dry wt. The estimated total dry wt production in 1986 was 4·22 kg ha−1 season−1. Seasonal changes in standing live biomass, total production and total dead biomass were established using growth curves of individual fruit bodies. The relative growth and death rates were derived for total production and total dead biomass for 3 yr. The daily average biomass increments were correlated most significantly with soil, soil surface and air temperature and water-vapour pressure.
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