The Ecology of Fungi on Plant Remains Above the Soil

Hudson, H.J.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1968.tb06399.x

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“…This might help improve predictions of photosynthesis levels, gas fluxes and other physiological processes in tall structurally complex forests. Conversely, relative air moisture was lower in canopy gaps and around, which may result in a lowered soil moisture and then lower seed survival and germination rates (Marthews et al 2008) as well as lower microbial populations (Hudson 1968).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We here confirm that even small gaps receive considerably more light than the gap surrounding (less than 20m of a gap edge) are also warmer and receive more light than average understory. Temperature is directly linked with metabolic processes, such as heterotrophic soil respiration, and it thus alters biogeochemical processes (Salinas et al 2011), notably through modifications of the dynamics of microbial populations (Hudson 1968). The volume-based model gives the opportunity to approximate micro-environmental variables within the canopy at the landscape scale.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quantifying micro-environmental variation in tropical rainforest understory at landscape scale by combining airborne LiDAR scanning and a sensor network

Tymen

Vincent

Courtois

et al. 2017

Annals of Forest Science

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantifying micro-environmental variation in tropical rainforest understory at landscape scale by combining airborne LiDAR scanning and a sensor network

Tymen

Vincent

Courtois

et al. 2017

Annals of Forest Science

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“…The initial community was dominated by Phycomycetes, mostly Mucorales, such as Mucor and Mortierella, followed by ascomycota such as Ascobolus and Chaetomium spp., and finally basidiomycota such as Coprinus and Stropharia spp. [39]. Although manure-silage contained the greatest volume of manure, the other recipes also contained manure which explains why taxa commonly associated with animal feces (e.g., Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, c-Proteobacteria, Chaetomium, Coprinis, and Ascobolus) were found in all recipes [2,19,40].…”

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Microbial Anaerobic Digestion (Bio-Digesters) as an Approach to the Decontamination of Animal Wastes in Pollution Control and the Generation of Renewable Energy

2015

Biological Treatment of Solid Waste

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Compost production is a critical component of organic waste handling, and compost applications to soil are increasingly important to crop production. However, we know surprisingly little about the microbial communities involved in the composting process and the factors shaping compost microbial dynamics. Here, we used high-throughput sequencing approaches to assess the diversity and composition of both bacterial and fungal communities in compost produced at a commercial-scale. Bacterial and fungal communities responded to both compost recipe and composting method. Specifically, bacterial communities in manure and hay recipes contained greater relative abundances of Firmicutes than hardwood recipes with hay recipes containing relatively more Actinobacteria and Gemmatimonadetes. In contrast, hardwood recipes contained a large relative abundance of Acidobacteria and Chloroflexi. Fungal communities of compost from a mixture of dairy manure and silage-based bedding were distinguished by a greater relative abundance of Pezizomycetes and Microascales. Hay recipes uniquely contained abundant Epicoccum, Thermomyces, Eurotium, Arthrobotrys, and Myriococcum. Hardwood recipes contained relatively abundant Sordariomycetes. Holding recipe constant, there were significantly different bacterial and fungal communities when the composting process was managed by windrow, aerated static pile, or vermicompost. Temporal dynamics of the composting process followed known patterns of degradative succession in herbivore manure. The initial community was dominated by Phycomycetes, followed by Ascomycota and finally Basidiomycota. Zygomycota were associated more with manure-silage and hay than hardwood composts. Most commercial composters focus on the thermophilic phase as an economic means to insure sanitation of compost from pathogens. However, the community succeeding the thermophilic phase begs further investigation to determine how the microbial dynamics observed here can be best managed to generate compost with the desired properties.

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“…and Cladosporium spp. are considered common phylloplane saprophytes (Cambell and Clayton 1963; Hudson 1968). …”

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Mercury affects the phylloplane fungal community of blueberry leaves to a lesser extent than plant age

2017

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Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal pollutant that is globally distributed due to atmospheric deposition to non-point source locations. Leaf surfaces directly sequester atmospheric Hg. Little is known of how phylloplane (leaf surface) fungi are influenced by Hg pollution. Through culture-based methodology, this study analysed fungal phylloplane community identity following a single-dose response to HgCl2 concentrations between 0 and 20 times ambient levels for New Jersey. Time passed following the Hg addition had a strong influence on the fungal phylloplane community, associated with natural successional changes. Mercury, however, did not significantly affect the phylloplane community identity. Notably, the control group was not significantly different than any of the Hg treatments. How the phylloplane functional group responds to Hg pollution has not been previously investigated and more research is needed to fully understand how Hg influences fungal phylloplane ecology.

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The Ecology of Fungi on Plant Remains Above the Soil

Cited by 262 publications

References 60 publications

Quantifying micro-environmental variation in tropical rainforest understory at landscape scale by combining airborne LiDAR scanning and a sensor network

Quantifying micro-environmental variation in tropical rainforest understory at landscape scale by combining airborne LiDAR scanning and a sensor network

Microbial Anaerobic Digestion (Bio-Digesters) as an Approach to the Decontamination of Animal Wastes in Pollution Control and the Generation of Renewable Energy

Mercury affects the phylloplane fungal community of blueberry leaves to a lesser extent than plant age

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