{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Lodato MB"],"funding":["National Institute of General Medical Sciences 487 (NIGMS)","National Institute of General Medical Sciences 487","NIGMS NIH HHS","National Science Foundation"],"pagination":["499-512"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8959008"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["195(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Although microbial participation in litter decomposition is widely known within terrestrial soils, the role and significance of microorganisms during the aerial standing litter phase of decomposition remains poorly investigated. We examined the fungi inhabiting standing leaf litter of Schizachyrium scoparium and Schizachyrium tenerum in a Longleaf Pine savanna ecosystem and estimated their contribution to litter decomposition. We identified fungal phylotypes associated with leaf litter and quantified leaf C mass loss, fungal biomass production, and microbial respiration during decomposition. These data were used to construct budgets estimating C flow into and through fungi. Significant losses in S. scoparium (55%) and S. tenerum (67%) leaf C mass were observed during standing decomposition"],"journal":["Oecologia"],"pubmed_title":["Functional importance and diversity of fungi during standing grass litter decomposition."],"pmcid":["PMC8959008"],"funding_grant_id":["DBI 0923063","P20GM103476","P30GM103328","P20GM121334","EPS-0909787","P20GM104357","P20 GM121334","P20 GM104357","P20 GM103476","P30 GM103328"],"pubmed_authors":["Halvorson HM","Kuehn KA","Lodato MB","Smilo RA","Boyette JS","Jackson CR"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Functional importance and diversity of fungi during standing grass litter decomposition.","description":"Although microbial participation in litter decomposition is widely known within terrestrial soils, the role and significance of microorganisms during the aerial standing litter phase of decomposition remains poorly investigated. We examined the fungi inhabiting standing leaf litter of Schizachyrium scoparium and Schizachyrium tenerum in a Longleaf Pine savanna ecosystem and estimated their contribution to litter decomposition. We identified fungal phylotypes associated with leaf litter and quantified leaf C mass loss, fungal biomass production, and microbial respiration during decomposition. These data were used to construct budgets estimating C flow into and through fungi. Significant losses in S. scoparium (55%) and S. tenerum (67%) leaf C mass were observed during standing decomposition","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Feb","modification":"2025-04-04T19:10:43.52Z","creation":"2025-04-04T19:10:43.52Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8959008","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33423104"],"doi":["10.1007/s00442-020-04838-y"]}}