Molecular fungal community and its decomposition activity in sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate European tree species.

ABSTRACT: Deadwood is an important structural component in forest ecosystems and plays a significant role in global carbon and nutrient cycling. Relatively little is known about the formation and decomposition of CWD by microbial communities in situ and about the factors controlling the associated processes. In this study, we intensively analyzed the molecular fungal community composition and species richness in relation to extracellular enzyme activity and differences in decomposing sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate tree species (four coniferous and nine deciduous species, log diameter 30-40 cm and 4 m long) in an artificial experiment involving placing the logs on the forest soil for six years. We observed strong differences in the molecular fungal community composition and richness among the

SUBMITTER: Leonhardt S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6375594 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature