Effects of Forest Age on Soil Fungal Community in a Northern Temperate Ecosystem

Zhiguang, Han; Sui, Xin; Li, Mengsha

doi:10.1007/s12088-016-0577-5

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“…Plant growth indirectly affects the soil microbial community through soil chemical properties. This finding was consistent with those of many previous studies [ 54 , 55 ]. In addition, the Loess Plateau is in an arid and semi-arid region.…”

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Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) plantation at different ages

Yang

2018

PLoS ONE

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The aim of this study was to assess the impact of forest age and season on the soil microbial community and enzyme activities in sea-buckthorn plantation system and to determine the relative contributions to soil microbial properties. Soil sampling was carried out in the dry season (April) and wet season (September) in four areas, including: abandoned farmland (NH), an 8-year- old plantation (young plantation, 8Y), a 13-year-old plantation (middle-aged plantation, 13Y), and an 18-year-old plantation (mature plantation, 18Y). The results showed that forest age and season have a significant effect on soil microbial community structure and enzyme activities. The total, bacterial, fungal, Gram-negative (G+), and Gram-positive (G-) PLFAs increased gradually with forest age, with the highest values detected in 18Y. All the detected enzyme activities showed the trend as a consequence of forest age. The microbial PLFAs and soil enzyme activities were higher in the wet season than the dry season. However, there were no significant interactions between forest age and season. A Correlation analysis suggested that soil microbial communities and enzyme activities were significantly and positively correlated with pH, total nitrogen (TN) and available phosphorus (AP). Season had a stronger influence on soil microbial communities than forest age. In general, sea-buckthorn plantations establishment might be a potential tool for maintaining and increasing soil fertility in arid and semi-arid regions.

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Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) plantation at different ages

Yang

2018

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“…This is consistent with previous studies showing that changes in soil biodiversity in Eucalyptus plantations depend on the age of the plantation and are in parallel with the succession process of Eucalyptus trees (Chen et al, 2011;Zhang et al, 2013). Similar observation results were obtained in boreal Pinus sylvestris (Lim and Berbee, 2013) and Tsuga mertensiana (Kyaschenko et al, 2017) forests, northern temperate Quercus mongolica (He et al, 2016) and Pinus koraiensis (Zhiguang et al, 2016) forests, and Chinese subtropical Phyllostachys praecox (Li et al, 2017) forest, in which the changes in the fungal community were likely parallel with shifts in soil properties and vegetation composition caused by potential feedback on the tree stand age.…”

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“…With the increased age of Eucalyptus plantations, changes in fungal community structure were apparent at both low and high taxonomic levels. Several studies have shown that the abundance of Ascomycota decreased, while that of Basidiomycota increased in forest soil across plantation age (Zhiguang et al, 2016 ; Zheng et al, 2017 ). In this study, the relative abundance of phylum Ascomycota and its orders Pleosporales, Chaetothyriales, and Eurotiales decreased, whereas that of phylum Basidiomycota and its orders Agaricales, Sebacinales, Cantharellales, and Russulales increased with the increase in the age of the Eucalyptus plantations.…”

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Eucalyptus Plantation Age and Species Govern Soil Fungal Community Structure and Function Under a Tropical Monsoon Climate in China

Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Fungal Biol.

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Fungi perform crucial roles in nutrient cycles, but there is limited information on how soil fungal communities vary with stand age and tree species. Eucalyptus has been extensively planted in China, which has caused severe soil erosion and water deficiency due to short rotation management. In this study, the fungal community structure and potential function in Eucalyptus plantations with different ages (1–5+ years) and species (Eucalyptus urophylla × Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus camaldulens, and Eucalyptus pellita) under a tropical monsoon climate in China were characterized by Illumina Miseq coupled with FUNGuild analysis. The results showed that the fungal alpha diversity decreased with an increase in the age of the plantation. Plantations of different ages and species formed distinct fungal communities and potential functional structures, respectively (p < 0.05), in which the age of the plantation contributed more to the variations. At high taxonomic levels, the soil fungal community changed from the dominance of orders belonging to Ascomycota (Pleosporales, Chaetothyriales, and Eurotiales) to orders belonging to Basidiomycota (Agaricales, Sebacinales, Cantharellales, and Russulales) with increasing plantation age. The community potential function shifted from the dominance of plant pathogens to a higher abundance of saprotrophs and symbiotrophs. The organic carbon of the soil was the key environmental driver to both the fungal community and potential functional structure. The results provide useful information on the importance of fungi for the management of Eucalyptus plantations.

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“…Another two RS of OTU_11128 and OTU_13176 matched against uncultured Rozellomycota sp. (JQ666560 and JQ666534) with 100% identity and coverage, respectively, which were recovered from forest soil of Changbai Mountain of China (Han et al, 2016). Additionally, 59 OTUs that had less than 95% identity against sequences in the database, indicating a substantial diversity of Rozellomycota sequences that represent undescribed and diverse taxonomic groups inhabiting in the sediment of the Chinese intertidal region.…”

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A High-Level Fungal Diversity in the Intertidal Sediment of Chinese Seas Presents the Spatial Variation of Community Composition

Wang

Bian

et al. 2016

Front. Microbiol.

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The intertidal region is one of the most dynamic environments in the biosphere, which potentially supports vast biodiversity. Fungi have been found to play important roles in marine ecosystems, e.g., as parasites or symbionts of plants and animals, and as decomposers of organic materials. The fungal diversity in intertidal region, however, remains poorly understood. In this study, sediment samples from various intertidal habitats of Chinese seas were collected and investigated for determination of fungal community and spatial distribution. Through ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacer-2 (ITS2) metabarcoding, a high-level fungal diversity was revealed, as represented by 6,013 OTUs that spanned six phyla, 23 classes, 84 orders and 526 genera. The presence of typical decomposers (e.g., Corollospora in Ascomycota and Lepiota in Basidiomycota) and pathogens (e.g., Olpidium in Chytriomycota, Actinomucor in Zygomycota and unidentified Rozellomycota spp.), and even mycorrhizal fungi (e.g., Glomus in Glomeromycota) indicated a complicated origin of intertidal fungi. Interestingly, a small proportion of sequences were classified to obligate marine fungi (e.g., Corollospora, Lignincola, Remispora, Sigmoidea). Our data also showed that the East China Sea significantly differed from other regions in terms of species richness and community composition, indicating a profound effect of the huge discharge of the Yangtze River. No significant difference in fungal communities was detected, however, among habitat types (i.e., aquaculture, dock, plant, river mouth and tourism). These observations raise further questions on adaptation of these members to environments and the ecological functions they probably perform.

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Effects of Forest Age on Soil Fungal Community in a Northern Temperate Ecosystem

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) plantation at different ages

Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) plantation at different ages

Eucalyptus Plantation Age and Species Govern Soil Fungal Community Structure and Function Under a Tropical Monsoon Climate in China

A High-Level Fungal Diversity in the Intertidal Sediment of Chinese Seas Presents the Spatial Variation of Community Composition

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