Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1038/ismej.2017.177 |
| Title (Primary) | Molecular evidence strongly supports deadwood-inhabiting fungi exhibiting unexpected tree species preferences in temperate forests |
| Author | Purahong, W.; Wubet, T.
; Krüger, D.; Buscot, F. |
| Source Titel | ISME Journal |
| Year | 2018 |
| Department | BZF; BOOEK; iDiv |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Page From | 289 |
| Page To | 295 |
| Language | englisch |
| Supplements | Supplement 1 |
| UFZ wide themes | RU1; |
| Abstract | Wood-inhabiting fungi have essential roles in the regulation of carbon stocks and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. However, knowledge pertaining to wood-inhabiting fungi is only fragmentary and controversial. Here we established a large-scale deadwood experiment with 11 tree species to investigate diversity and tree species preferences of wood-inhabiting fungi using next-generation sequencing. Our results contradict existing knowledge based on sporocarp surveys and challenge current views on their distribution and diversity in temperate forests. Analyzing α-, β- and γ-diversity, we show that diverse fungi colonize deadwood at different spatial scales. Specifically, coniferous species have higher α- and γ-diversity than the majority of analyzed broadleaf species, but two broadleaf species showed the highest β-diversity. Surprisingly, we found nonrandom co-occurrence (P<0.001) and strong tree species preferences of wood-inhabiting fungi, especially in broadleaf trees (P<0.01). Our results indicate that the saprotrophic fungal community is more specific to tree species than previously thought. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=19462 |
| Purahong, W., Wubet, T., Krüger, D., Buscot, F. (2018): Molecular evidence strongly supports deadwood-inhabiting fungi exhibiting unexpected tree species preferences in temperate forests ISME J. 12 (1), 289 - 295 10.1038/ismej.2017.177 |
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