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Liu M, Xue R, Yang C, Han N, Hu Y, Gu K, Zhao J, Guan S, Su J, Jiang Y. Rotation with other crops slow down the fungal process in tobacco-growing soil. Sci Rep 2024; 14:14160. [PMID: 38898096 PMCID: PMC11187129 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64735-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Continuous cultivation of tobacco could cause serious soil health problems, which could cause bacterial soil to change to fungal soil. In order to study the diversity and richness of fungal community in tobacco-growing soil under different crop rotation, three treatments were set up in this study: CK (tobacco continuous cropping); B (barley-tobacco rotation cropping) and R (oilseed rape-tobacco rotation cropping). The results of this study showed that rotation with other crops significantly decreased the soil fungal OTUs, and also decreased the community richness, evenness, diversity and coverage of fungal communities. Among them, B decreased the most. In the analysis of the composition and structure of the fungal community, it was found that the proportion of plant pathogens Nectriaceae decreased from 19.67% in CK to 5.63% in B, which greatly reduced the possibility of soil-borne diseases. In the analysis of the correlation between soil environmental factors and fungal communities, it was found that Filobasidiaceae had a strong correlation with TP and AP, and Erysiphaceae had a strong correlation with TK and AK. NO3--N and NH4+-N were the two environmental factors with the strongest correlation with fungal communities. The results of this study showed that rotation with other crops slowed down the process of soil fungi in tobacco-growing soil and changed the dominant species of soil fungi community. At the same time, crop rotation changed the diversity and richness of soil fungal community by changing the physical and chemical properties of soil.
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- Ming Liu
- Dali Prefecture Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China
- SouthWest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Weishan City Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Weishan, 672400, Yunnan, China
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- Dali Prefecture Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China
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- Weishan City Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Weishan, 672400, Yunnan, China
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- Dali Prefecture Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China
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- SouthWest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- SouthWest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- SouthWest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Dali Prefecture Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, China.
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China.
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Liao YCZ, Pu HX, Jiao ZW, Palviainen M, Zhou X, Heinonsalo J, Berninger F, Pumpanen J, Köster K, Sun H. Enhancing boreal forest resilience: A four-year impact of biochar on soil quality and fungal communities. Microbiol Res 2024; 283:127696. [PMID: 38518453 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Boreal forests commonly suffer from nutrient deficiency due to restricted biological activity and decomposition. Biochar has been used as a promising strategy to improve soil quality, yet its impacts on forest soil microbes, particularly in cold environment, remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of biochar, produced at different pyrolysis temperatures (500 °C and 650 °C) and applied at different amounts (0.5 kg·m-2 and 1.0 kg·m-2), on soil property, soil enzyme activity, and fungal community dynamics in a boreal forest over a span of two to four years. Our results showed that, four-year post-application of biochar produced at 650 °C and applied at 1.0 kg·m-2, significantly increased the relative abundance of Mortierellomycota and enhanced fungal species richness, α-diversity and evenness compared to the control (CK) (P < 0.05). Notably, the abundance of Phialocephala fortinii increased with the application of biochar produced at 500 °C and applied at 0.5 kg·m-2, exhibiting a positively correlation with the carbon cycling-related enzyme β-cellobiosidase. Functionally, distinct fungal gene structures were formed between different biochar pyrolysis temperatures, and between application amounts in four-year post-biochar application (P < 0.05). Additionally, correlation analyses revealed the significance of the duration post-biochar application on the soil properties, soil extracellular enzymes, soil fungal dominant phyla, fungal community and gene structures (P < 0.01). The interaction between biochar pyrolysis temperature and application amount significantly influenced fungal α-diversity (P < 0.01). Overall, these findings provide theoretical insights and practical application for biochar as soil amendment in boreal forest ecosystems.
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- Yang-Chun-Zi Liao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 7, P. O. Box 27, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 E, P. O. Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 7, P. O. Box 27, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 E, P. O. Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 E, P. O. Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 E, P. O. Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 7, P. O. Box 27, Helsinki 00014, Finland.
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Niu X, Lin L, Zhang T, An X, Li Y, Yu Y, Hong M, Shi H, Ding L. Comparison of the intestinal flora of wild and artificial breeding green turtles ( Chelonia mydas). Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1412015. [PMID: 38873159 PMCID: PMC11170157 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1412015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Gut microbes are pivotal reference indicators for assessing the health status of animals. Before introducing artificially bred species into the wild, examining their gut microbe composition is crucial to help mitigate potential threats posed to wild populations. However, gut microbiological trait similarities between wild and artificially bred green turtles remain unexplored. Therefore, this study compared the gut microbiological characteristics of wild and artificially bred green turtles (Chelonia mydas) through high-throughput Illumina sequencing technology. The α-diversity of intestinal bacteria in wild green turtles, as determined by Shannon and Chao indices, significantly surpasses that of artificial breeding green turtles (p < 0.01). However, no significant differences were detected in the fungal α-diversity between wild and artificially bred green turtles. Meanwhile, the β-diversity analysis revealed significant differences between wild and artificially bred green turtles in bacterial and fungal compositions. The community of gut bacteria in artificially bred green turtles had a significantly higher abundance of Fusobacteriota including those belonging to the Paracoccus, Cetobacterium, and Fusobacterium genera than that of the wild green turtle. In contrast, the abundance of bacteria belonging to the phylum Actinobacteriota and genus Nautella significantly decreased. Regarding the fungal community, artificially bred green turtles had a significantly higher abundance of Fusarium, Sterigmatomyces, and Acremonium and a lower abundance of Candida and Rhodotorula than the wild green turtle. The PICRUSt2 analyses demonstrated significant differences in the functions of the gut bacterial flora between groups, particularly in carbohydrate and energy metabolism. Fungal functional guild analysis further revealed that the functions of the intestinal fungal flora of wild and artificially bred green turtles differed significantly in terms of animal pathogens-endophytes-lichen parasites-plant pathogens-soil saprotrophs-wood saprotrophs. BugBase analysis revealed significant potential pathogenicity and stress tolerance variations between wild and artificially bred green turtles. Collectively, this study elucidates the distinctive characteristics of gut microbiota in wild and artificially bred green turtles while evaluating their health status. These findings offer valuable scientific insights for releasing artificially bred green turtles and other artificially bred wildlife into natural habitats.
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- Xin Niu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
- Marine Protected Area Administration of Sansha City, Sansha, China
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- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
- Marine Protected Area Administration of Sansha City, Sansha, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha, China
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Meng WJ, Li YL, Qu ZL, Zhang YM, Liu B, Liu K, Gao ZW, Dong LN, Sun H. Fungal community structure shifts in litter degradation along forest succession induced by pine wilt disease. Microbiol Res 2024; 280:127588. [PMID: 38163390 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Fungi play a crucial role in decomposing litter and facilitating the energy flow between aboveground plants and underground soil in forest ecosystems. However, our understanding how the fungal community involved in litter decomposition responds during forest succession, particularly in disease-driven succession, is still limited. This study investigated the activity of degrading enzyme, fungal community, and predicted function in litter after one year of decomposition in different types of forests during a forest succession gradient from coniferous to deciduous forest, induced by pine wilt disease. The results showed that the weight loss of needles/leaves and twigs did not change along the succession process, but twigs degraded faster than needles/leaves in both pure pine forest and mixed forest. In pure pine forest, peak activities of enzymes involved in carbon degradation (β-cellobiosidase, β-glucosidase, β-D-glucuronidase, β-xylosidase), nitrogen degradation (N-acetyl-glucosamidase), and organic phosphorus degradation (phosphatase) were observed in needles, which subsequently declined. The fungal diversity and evenness (Shannon's diversity and Shannon's evenness) dropped in twig from coniferous forest to mixed forest during the succession. The dominant phyla in needle/leaf and twig litters were Ascomycota (46.9%) and Basidiomycota (38.9%), with Lambertella pruni and Chalara hughesii identified as the most abundant indicator species. Gymnopus and Desmazierella showed positively correlations with most measured enzyme activities. Functionally, saprotrophs constituted the main trophic mode (47.65%), followed by Pathotroph-Saprotroph-Symbiotroph (30.95%) and Saprotroph-Symbiotroph (10.57%). The fungal community and predicted functional structures in both litter types shifted among different forest types along the succession. These findings indicate that the fungal community in litter decomposition responds differently to disease-induced succession, leading to significant shifts in both the fungal community structure and function.
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- Wen-Jing Meng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Yangzhou Polytechnic College, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of landscape management, Zhongshan Cemetery Administration Bureau, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Department of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00790, Finland.
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Xi DD, Gao L, Miao LM, Ge LA, Zhang DY, Zhang ZH, Li XF, Zhu YY, Shen HB, Zhu HF. Changes in Diversity and Composition of Rhizosphere Bacterial and Fungal Community between Resistant and Susceptible Pakchoi under Plasmodiophora brassicae. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16779. [PMID: 38069101 PMCID: PMC10706474 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Plasmodiophora brassicae (P. brassicae) is a soil-born pathogen worldwide and can infect most cruciferous plants, which causes great yield decline and economic losses. It is not well known how microbial diversity and community composition change during P. brassicae infecting plant roots. Here, we employed a resistant and a susceptible pakchoi cultivar with and without inoculation with P. brassicae to analyze bacterial and fungal diversity using 16S rRNA V3-V4 and ITS_V1 regions, respectively. 16S rRNA V3-V4 and ITS_V1 regions were amplified and sequenced separately. Results revealed that both fungal and bacterial diversity increased, and composition was changed in the rhizosphere soil of the susceptible pakchoi compared with the resistant cultivar. In the four groups of R_mock, S_mock, R_10d, and S_10d, the most relatively abundant bacterium and fungus was Proteobacteria, accounting for 61.92%, 58.17%, 48.64%, and 50.00%, respectively, and Ascomycota, accounting for 75.11%, 63.69%, 72.10%, and 90.31%, respectively. A total of 9488 and 11,914 bacteria were observed uniquely in the rhizosphere soil of resistant and susceptible pakchoi, respectively, while only 80 and 103 fungi were observed uniquely in the correlated soil. LefSe analysis showed that 107 and 49 differentially abundant taxa were observed in bacteria and fungi. Overall, we concluded that different pakchoi cultivars affect microbial diversity and community composition, and microorganisms prefer to gather around the rhizosphere of susceptible pakchoi. These findings provide a new insight into plant-microorganism interactions.
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- Dan-Dan Xi
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Jinshan Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Shanghai 201599, China;
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Research Institute, Zhuanghang Comprehensive Experiment Station, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; (D.-D.X.); (L.G.); (L.-M.M.); (D.-Y.Z.); (Z.-H.Z.); (X.-F.L.); (Y.-Y.Z.); (H.-B.S.)
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Geng X, Zuo J, Meng Y, Zhuge Y, Zhu P, Wu N, Bai X, Ni G, Hou Y. Changes in nitrogen and phosphorus availability driven by secondary succession in temperate forests shape soil fungal communities and function. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10593. [PMID: 37818249 PMCID: PMC10560873 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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The soil fungal community plays an important role in forest ecosystems and is crucially influenced by forest secondary succession. However, the driving factors of fungal community and function during temperate forest succession and their potential impact on succession processes remain poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of the soil fungal community in three temperate forest secondary successional stages (shrublands, coniferous forests, and deciduous broad-leaved forests) using high-throughput DNA sequencing coupled with functional prediction via the FUNGuild database. We found that fungal community richness, α-diversity, and evenness decreased significantly during the succession process. Soil available phosphorus and nitrate nitrogen decreased significantly after initial succession occurred, and redundancy analysis showed that both were significant predictors of soil fungal community structure. Among functional groups, fungal saprotrophs and pathotrophs represented by plant pathogens were significantly enriched in the early-successional stage, while fungal symbiotrophs represented by ectomycorrhiza were significantly increased in the late-successional stage. The abundance of both saprotroph and pathotroph fungal guilds was positively correlated with soil nitrate nitrogen and available phosphorus content. Ectomycorrhizal fungi were negatively correlated with nitrate nitrogen and available phosphorus content and positively correlated with ammonium nitrogen content. These results indicate that the dynamics of fungal community and function reflected the changes in nitrogen and phosphorus availability caused by the secondary succession in temperate forests. The fungal plant pathogen accumulated in the early-successional stage and ectomycorrhizal fungi accumulated in the late-successional stage may have a potential role in promoting forest succession. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the response of soil fungal communities to secondary forest succession and highlight the importance of fungal communities during the successional process.
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- Xinze Geng
- College of Life SciencesLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- College of Life SciencesLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical GardenChinese Academy of SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- College of Life SciencesLudong UniversityYantaiChina
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