Spheres of Influence: Host Tree Proximity and Soil Chemistry Shape rRNA, but Not DNA, Communities of Symbiotic and Free-Living Soil Fungi in a Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forest

Spheres of Influence: Host Tree Proximity and Soil Chemistry Shape rRNA, but Not DNA, Communities of Symbiotic and Free-Living Soil Fungi in a Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forest

Host and symbiont diversity are inextricably linked across partnerships and ecosystems, with degree of partner reliance governing the strength of this correlation. In many forest soils, symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi coexist and compete with free-living saprotrophic fungi, with the outcomes of thes...

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Main Authors: Gabriel C. Runte, Alex H. Smith, Holly V. Moeller, Laura M. Bogar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
aboveground-belowground linkages
ectomycorrhizal fungi
fungal trophic mode
neighbor effects
rDNA
saprotrophic fungi
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.641732/full

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