Decay stages of wood and associated fungal communities characterise diversity-decomposition relationships.

ABSTRACT: The biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship is a central topic in ecology. Fungi are the dominant decomposers of organic plant material in terrestrial ecosystems and display tremendous species diversity. However, little is known about the fungal diversity-decomposition relationship. We evaluated fungal community assemblies and substrate quality in different stages of wood decay to assess the relationships between fungal species richness and weight loss of wood substrate under laboratory conditions. Wood-inhabiting fungal communities in the early and late stages of pine log decomposition were used as a model. Colonisation with certain species prior to inoculation with other species resulted in four-fold differences in fungal species richness and up to tenfold differences in the rate of

SUBMITTER: Fukasawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076174 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature