
Microorganisms, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(9), P. 1915 - 1915
Published: Sept. 20, 2024
Fungal communities are critical players in the biogeochemical soil processes of forest ecosystems. However, factors driving their diversity and community assembly still unclear. In present study, five typical vegetation types fungal Liziping Nature Reserve, China, were investigated using ITS sequences. The results show that topsoil is mainly dominated by phyla Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Mortierellomycota. Although there was no significant difference α (Shannon, Simpson, Pielou evenness indices) among different types, a β (community composition). This study found pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen (TN), phosphorus (TP), nitrogen/total (N/P) ratio main environmental affect communities. Each type has specific co-occurrence network, indicating these structures have specificities complexities. Deciduous evergreen broad-leaved forests as well deciduous mixed showed high modularity average path lengths, highly modular nature without distinct small-scale characteristics. Furthermore, our findings indicate shaped stochastic processes, with diffusion limitation mechanism playing particularly role.
Language: Английский