Table 1. Number of colonies, wood hardness, and pH at which myxomycete fruiting colony occurred on a portion of log according to the season and decay type. Hardness and pH are indicated by the mean value with its standard deviation (*p <0.05, **p < 0.01).
| White rot | Brown rot | Total | ||
| Summer | ||||
| Colonies | 135 | 55 | 190 | |
| Hardness | 21.0 ± 7.0 | 18.4 *± 7.1 | 20.2 ± 7.1 | |
| pH | 6.2 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ** ± 0.5 | 5.9 ± 0.6 ** | |
| Autumn | ||||
| Colonies | 87 | 25 | 112 | |
| Hardness | 20.6 ± 7.8 | 16.0 * ± 8.0 | 19.6 ± 8.0 | |
| pH | 6.8 ± 0.2 | 6.4 ** ± 0.3 | 6.7 ± 0.3 | |