Shifts in Soil Fungal Community and Trophic Modes During Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove ecosystems are valuable coastal ecosystems; however, studies on the diversity and functional features of their soil fungal communities during restoration are limited. In this study, we examined fungal diversity and trophic modes across mudflat, young mangrove, and mature mangrove stages. We found that Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were the dominant phyla, with saprotrophs as the most abundant trophic mode. The abundance of the major phyla and trophic modes significantly varied across restoration stages. Although fungal alpha (α)-diversity remained stable among the stages, beta (β)-diversity showed significant differentiation. Spearman's analysis and partial Mantel tests revealed that total nitrogen and inorganic phosphorus significantly influenced the fungal α-diversity, whereas te

SUBMITTER: Shi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856337 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature