Journal article
Dryland forest management alters fungal community composition and decouples assembly of root- and soil-associated fungal communities
Y Zheng, HW Hu, LD Guo, IC Anderson, JR Powell
Soil Biology and Biochemistry | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Land management practices considerably influence ecosystem processes and functioning, particularly in dryland ecosystems where nutrient and water limitations have direct (via effects on productivity) and indirect (via effects on soil biota) effects on ecosystem properties. Fungi in soils and associated with roots play critical roles in soil nutrient cycling and plant nutrient acquisition, but their responses to land management practices in dryland ecosystems remain equivocal. Here we evaluate the responses of fungal communities in roots and soils associated with a Eucalyptus saligna plantation after six years of forest management practices (irrigation and fertilisation) and in two different ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Emma Greenlaw for help during soil sampling and processing and Btirhan Amiji and Craig Barton for site access and overall management of the HawkeSbury Forest Experiment. We appreciate Niuniu Ji, Liang Chen, and Cheng Gao for comments on fungal molecular identification arid Jessica Rigg and Jennifer Walker for comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for very helpful Suggestions. This study was financially supported by the Australian Research Council (DP130102501) and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31570499). Y.Z. received a fellowship as a visiting scholar from the China Scholarship Council (2011491255).