Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.02.031 |
| Title (Primary) | Changes within a single land-use category alter microbial diversity and community structure: Molecular evidence from wood-inhabiting fungi in forest ecosystems |
| Author | Purahong, W.; Hoppe, B.; Kahl, T.; Schloter, M.; Schulze, E.-D.; Bauhus, J.; Buscot, F.; Krüger, D. |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
| Year | 2014 |
| Department | BOOEK; iDiv |
| Volume | 139 |
| Page From | 109 |
| Page To | 119 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Biodiversity; Fungal diversity; Land-use; Changes within land-use category; Forest management; Forest conversion |
| UFZ wide themes | RU1 |
| Abstract | The impact of changes within a single land-use category or land-use intensity on microbial communities is poorly understood, especially with respect to fungi. Here we assessed how forest management regimes and a change in forest type affect the richness and community structure of wood-inhabiting fungi across Germany. We used molecular methods based on the length polymorphism of the internal transcribed spacers and the 5.8S rRNA gene to assess fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs). A cloning/sequencing approach was used to identify taxonomic affinities of the fungal OTUs. Overall, 20–24% and 25–27% of native fungal OTUs from forest reserves and semi-natural forests became undetectable or were lost in managed and converted forests, respectively. Fungal richness was significantly reduced during a regeneration phase in age-class beech forests with a high level of wood extraction (P = 0.017), whereas fungal community structures were not significantly affected. Conversion of forests from native, deciduous to coniferous species caused significant changes in the fungal community structure (R = 0.64–0.66, P = 0.0001) and could reduce fungal richness (P < 0.05) which may depend on which coniferous species was introduced. Our results showed that Ascocoryne cylichnium, Armillaria sp., Exophiala moniliae, Hyphodontia subalutacea and Fomes fomentarius, all known for wood-decaying abilities were strongly reduced in their abundances when forests were converted from beech to coniferous. We conclude that changes within a single land-use category can be regarded as a major threat to fungal diversity in temperate forest ecosystems. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=14731 |
| Purahong, W., Hoppe, B., Kahl, T., Schloter, M., Schulze, E.-D., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Krüger, D. (2014): Changes within a single land-use category alter microbial diversity and community structure: Molecular evidence from wood-inhabiting fungi in forest ecosystems J. Environ. Manage. 139 , 109 - 119 |
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