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Soil Science
Johannes Ballauff, Dominik Schneider, Nur Edy, Bambang Irawan, Rolf Daniel, Andrea Polle
Summary: The conversion of diverse tropical lowland rainforests to monocultures of oil palm and rubber causes significant changes in fungal community structures. The effects of changes in root or soil properties on different trophic groups of fungi remain unknown. Root chemistry, especially the C/N ratio, strongly influences root-associated fungal communities, while root vitality affects soil-residing fungi. Changes in root and soil chemistry drive divergent responses in different functional groups and have a stronger impact on fungal community structures than geographic distance.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Shengjie Liu, Jocelyn E. Behm, Yuanyuan Meng, Wei Zhang, Shangwen Xia, Xiaodong Yang, Shenglei Fu
Summary: N concentration significantly influences the trophic structure through bottom-up effects in detritus-based food webs, while N addition methods have no significant impact.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
E. Collado, J. A. Bonet, J. G. Alday, J. Martinez de Aragon, S. de -Miguel
Summary: This study found that forest thinning intensities can have short-term effects on fungal communities in Mediterranean regions, particularly under heavy and light thinning intensities; climatic factors, especially the mean temperature of September and October, can influence the compositional response of fungi to forest thinning; however, forest thinning does not impact sporocarp species diversity (richness and evenness).
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
G. F. (Ciska) Veen, Freddy C. ten Hooven, Carolin Weser, S. Emilia Hannula
Summary: Repeated litter additions can lead to directional shifts in fungal community composition, while 9 months of litter addition did not alter bacterial community composition and the functioning and specialisation of microbial communities. Testing further how repeated litter inputs affect microbial functioning is essential for optimizing soil carbon and nutrient cycling.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Kozue Sawada, Yoshiyuki Inagaki, Soh Sugihara, Takashi Kunito, Jun Murase, Koki Toyota, Shinya Funakawa
Summary: Converting natural forests to coniferous plantations in temperate regions impacts soil nitrogen cycling, but the belowground microbial communities responsible for these changes are poorly understood, especially in coniferous-dominated forest ecosystems. In this study, we examined the effects of converting natural forests to pure cedar plantations on soil N cycling and microbial communities using high-throughput amplicon sequencing technique in two areas with different acidity levels. Our results showed that the conversion increased inorganic N content and altered the relative abundances of fungal and bacterial communities, as well as their interactions with ammoniaoxidizing archaeal abundances, leading to higher nitrate N content in cedar plantations, particularly in less acidic areas.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
William A. Argiroff, Donald R. Zak, Rima A. Upchurch, Peter T. Pellitier, Julia P. Belke
Summary: Understanding the genetic differences among soil microorganisms and their regulation of spatial patterns in litter decay is a persistent challenge in ecology. Fine root decay, which accounts for around 50% of total litter production in forest ecosystems, remains less understood compared to aboveground litter decay. In this study, the researchers evaluated whether fine root decay is influenced by the genetic potential of the fungal communities present. They also investigated whether the decay-fungal gene connections can be identified by categorizing the fungi into different functional groups based on the presence of genes encoding specific ligninolytic enzymes. The results suggested that fine root decay is influenced by the genetic potential of the fungal communities, particularly in relation to cellulose and hemicellulose decay. The study also found that the genetic potential for decay varied between different fungal functional groups, with ligninolytic saprotrophic fungi having the highest potential and ectomycorrhizal fungi with ligninolytic peroxidases having the lowest potential for plant cell wall degradation. The findings highlight the importance of fungal community composition and genetic variation in controlling fine root decay in temperate forests at regional scales.
Article
Ecology
Emily Lorine Davis, Emily Weatherhead, Roger T. Koide
Summary: The study aims to determine the potential saprotrophic capacity of Class 3 foliar endophytic fungi isolated from Quercus gambelii, and quantify the sources of variation in their potential saprotrophic capacity. The results show that 48 out of the 49 tested endophytic fungal isolates have significant potential saprotrophic capacity.
Article
Agronomy
Albert Morera, Juan Martinez de Aragon, Miquel De Caceres, Jose Antonio Bonet, Sergio de-Miguel
Summary: Fungi play a crucial role in natural ecosystems, affecting processes such as nutrient availability and carbon sequestration. This study predicts the impact of climate change on fungal productivity in Mediterranean forest areas using machine learning algorithms. The results suggest that mycorrhizal fungi will decrease in productivity in subalpine and montane pine forests, while saprotrophic fungi may benefit from climate changes in mid-range elevations. The study highlights the importance of anticipating and managing the effects of global change on fungal productivity for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seiji Hayashi, Mirai Watanabe, Masami Kanao Koshikawa, Momo Takada, Seiichi Takechi, Mai Takagi, Masaru Sakai, Masanori Tamaoki
Summary: Since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the values of aggregated transfer factor (T-ag) used to represent the transfer of radiocesium from soil to wild edible plants have shown substantial variation. In this study, we investigated the effects of spatial scale and vertical Cs-137 distribution in soil on the variation of T-ag-Cs-137 values for a severely contaminated wild edible plant, Koshiabura. The results showed that the variation in T-ag-Cs-137 values was not reduced by direct measurement of Cs-137 deposition in soil samples, and the Cs-137 activity concentration in Koshiabura buds correlated significantly with Cs-137 inventories in the organic horizon of soil.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Qinggui Wang, Yajuan Xing, Xi Luo, Guancheng Liu, Guoyong Yan
Summary: Soil ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi in forest secondary succession vary in abundance, diversity, and community structure. The relative abundance of ectomycorrhizal fungi decreases while the relative abundance of saprotrophic fungi increases along the succession. Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity increases with succession, whereas saprotrophic fungal diversity decreases in early stages and recovers in later stages. The community structure of both fungal groups differs among successional stages, and tree productivity is a common driving factor. The negative correlation between the abundance and community structure suggests interactions between ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi during succession.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Georgia S. Seyfried, James W. Dalling, Wendy H. Yang
Summary: Research suggests that slower leaf litter decomposition rates in forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi compared to arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may be more related to litter phosphorus content rather than the mycorrhizal type. The quality of litter and environmental conditions play a significant role in the manifestation of slower decomposition rates in ECM-dominated stands.
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Microbiology
Lu Si, Yao Liu, Tingting Du, Wei Meng, Lijian Xu
Summary: Fungi in forest litter are diverse, and this study discovered a new species of fungus with antimicrobial activities. Three new compounds and two known compounds were isolated from the extract of this fungus, and they showed moderate or weak antimicrobial activities against plant pathogens.
Article
Ecology
Markus Gorfer, Mathias Mayer, Harald Berger, Boris Rewald, Claudia Tallian, Bradley Matthews, Hans Sanden, Klaus Katzensteiner, Douglas L. Godbold
Summary: Forests on steep slopes play a significant role in European mountain areas, serving as both production and protection forests. This study analyzed the soil fungal community structure in a beech-dominated mountain forest in the Northern Calcareous Alps, revealing distinct patterns influenced by season and soil properties. Despite subtle seasonal differences, soil characteristics like pH and organic carbon content strongly shaped the fungal community composition.
Article
Forestry
Juncal Espinosa, Tatek Dejene, Mercedes Guijarro, Xim Cerda, Javier Madrigal, Pablo Martin-Pinto
Summary: More than a decade of fire suppression has put Spain's National Parks at extreme risk of uncontrolled wildfires. Prescribed burning can mitigate the risk but may affect soil properties and nutrient availability. This study in Donana Biological Reserve found that prescribed burning had no significant effect on total fungal richness and abundance, but did impact fungal community composition through changes in soil pH and nutrient content.
Article
Microbiology
Xu Lu, Ting Cao, Trang Thi Thu Nguyen, Hai-Sheng Yuan
Summary: Six new species of the basidiomycetous genus Tomentella from central Vietnam in Southeast Asia are described and identified based on morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analyses. The phylogenetic positions of these new species were confirmed using maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses. The host plant for these new species were speculated based on phylogenetic analyses and the tree species information of the investigated forests.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Camila Martinez, Monica R. Carvalho, Santiago Madrinan, Carlos A. Jaramillo
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2015)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ana M. Bedoya, Santiago Madrinan
Article
Plant Sciences
Elizabeth L. Spriggs, Wendy L. Clement, Patrick W. Sweeney, Santiago Madrinan, Erika J. Edwards, Michael J. Donoghue
Article
Mycology
Robert Luecking, Manuela Dal Forno, Bibiana Moncada, Luis Fernando Coca, Leidy Yasmin Vargas-Mendoza, Andre Aptroot, Laura Juliana Arias, Betty Besal, Frank Bungartz, Diego Mauricio Cabrera-Amaya, Marcela E. S. Caceres, Jose Luis Chaves, Sionara Eliasaro, Martha Cecilia Gutierrez, Jesus E. Hernandez Marin, Maria de los Angeles Herrera-Campos, Maria E. Holgado-Rojas, Harald Jonitz, Martin Kukwa, Fabiane Lucheta, Santiago Madrinan, Marcelo Pinto Marcelli, Suzana Maria de Azevedo Martins, Joel A. Mercado-Diaz, Jorge Alberto Molina, Eduardo A. Morales, Peter R. Nelson, Freddy Nugra, Francisco Ortega, Telma Paredes, Ayda Lucia Patino, Rouchi Nadine Pelaez-Pulido, Rosa Emilia Perez Perez, Gary B. Perlmutter, Eimy Rivas-Plata, Javier Robayo, Camilo Rodriguez, Diego Fernando Simijaca, Edier Soto-Medina, Adriano Afonso Spielmann, Alejandra Suarez-Corredor, Jean-Marc Torres, Carlos Alberto Vargas, Alba Yanez-Ayabaca, Gothamie Weerakoon, Karina Wilk, Marcela Celis Pacheco, Mauricio Diazgranados, Grischa Brokamp, Thomas Borsch, Patrick M. Gillevet, Masoumeh Sikaroodi, James D. Lawrey
Article
Plant Sciences
Erin L. Treiber, Andre Luiz Gaglioti, Sergio Romaniuc-Neto, Santiago Madrinan, George D. Weiblen
Article
Plant Sciences
Lang Li, Santiago Madrinan, Jie Li
Article
Plant Sciences
Camilo Londono, Antoine Cleef, Santiago Madrinan
Article
Plant Sciences
Camila Martinez, Santiago Madrinan, Michael Zavada, Carlos Alberto Jaramillo
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nelsy Rocio Pinto-Sanchez, Roberto Ibanez, Santiago Madrinan, Oris I. Sanjur, Eldredge Bermingham, Andrew J. Crawford
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2012)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nicolai M. Nuerk, Santiago Madrinan, Mark A. Carine, Mark W. Chase, Frank R. Blattner
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2013)
Article
Plant Sciences
J. D. Beltran, E. Lasso, S. Madrinan, A. Virgo, K. Winter
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andres J. Cortes, Fredy A. Monserrate, Julian Ramirez-Villegas, Santiago Madrinan, Matthew W. Blair
Article
Plant Sciences
Natalia Contreras-Ortiz, Teresa Rodriguez-Garcia, Sonia Quintanilla, Jaime Bernal-Villegas, Santiago Madrinan, Alberto Gomez-Gutierrez
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Oscar M. Vargas, Santiago Madrinan, Beryl Simpson
Summary: This study aims to test whether the endemic genus Linochilus undergoes more speciation through geographic isolation. The results show that 80% of recent speciation events are driven by geographic isolation, while only 6.7% are attributed to parapatric ecological speciation.
Article
Ecology
James E. Richardson, Barbara A. Whitlock, Alan W. Meerow, Santiago Madrinan
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2015)