Fungal community structure of fallen pine and oak wood at different stages of decomposition in the Qinling Mountains, China.

ABSTRACT: Historically, intense forest hazards have resulted in an increase in the quantity of fallen wood in the Qinling Mountains. Fallen wood has a decisive influence on the nutrient cycling, carbon budget and ecosystem biodiversity of forests, and fungi are essential for the decomposition of fallen wood. Moreover, decaying dead wood alters fungal communities. The development of high-throughput sequencing methods has facilitated the ongoing investigation of relevant molecular forest ecosystems with a focus on fungal communities. In this study, fallen wood and its associated fungal communities were compared at different stages of decomposition to evaluate relative species abundance and species diversity. The physical and chemical factors that alter fungal communities were also compared by performi

SUBMITTER: Yuan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5654975 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature