Changes in the foliar fungal community between oak leaf flushes along a latitudinal gradient in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Leaves support a large diversity of fungi, which are known to cause plant diseases, induce plant defences or influence leaf senescence and decomposition. To advance our understanding of how foliar fungal communities are structured and assembled, we assessed to what extent leaf flush and latitude can explain the within- and among-tree variation in foliar fungal communities.

Location

A latitudinal gradient spanning c. 20 degrees in latitude in Europe.

Taxa

The foliar fungal community associated with a foundation tree species, the pedunculate oak Quercus robur.

Methods

We examined the main and interactive effects of leaf flush and latitude on the foliar fungal community by sampling 20 populations of the pedunculate oak Quercus robur across

SUBMITTER: Gaytan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9828548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature