Root presence modifies the long-term decomposition dynamics of fungal necromass and the associated microbial communities in a boreal forest
(2021) In Molecular Ecology 30(8). p.1921-1935- Abstract
Recent studies have highlighted that dead fungal mycelium represents an important fraction of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) inputs and stocks. Consequently, identifying the microbial communities and the ecological factors that govern the decomposition of fungal necromass will provide critical insight into how fungal organic matter (OM) affects forest soil C and nutrient cycles. Here, we examined the microbial communities colonising fungal necromass during a multiyear decomposition experiment in a boreal forest, which included incubation bags with different mesh sizes to manipulate both plant root and microbial decomposer group access. Necromass-associated bacterial and fungal communities were taxonomically and functionally rich... (More)
Recent studies have highlighted that dead fungal mycelium represents an important fraction of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) inputs and stocks. Consequently, identifying the microbial communities and the ecological factors that govern the decomposition of fungal necromass will provide critical insight into how fungal organic matter (OM) affects forest soil C and nutrient cycles. Here, we examined the microbial communities colonising fungal necromass during a multiyear decomposition experiment in a boreal forest, which included incubation bags with different mesh sizes to manipulate both plant root and microbial decomposer group access. Necromass-associated bacterial and fungal communities were taxonomically and functionally rich throughout the 30 months of incubation, with increasing abundances of oligotrophic bacteria and root-associated fungi (i.e., ectomycorrhizal, ericoid mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi) in the late stages of decomposition in the mesh bags to which they had access. Necromass-associated β-glucosidase activity was highest at 6 months, while leucine aminopeptidase peptidase was highest at 18 months. Based on an asymptotic decomposition model, root presence was associated with an initial faster rate of fungal necromass decomposition, but resulted in higher amounts of fungal necromass retained at later sampling times. Collectively, these results indicate that microbial community composition and enzyme activities on decomposing fungal necromass remain dynamic years after initial input, and that roots and their associated fungal symbionts result in the slowing of microbial necromass turnover with time.
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- author
- Maillard, François LU ; Kennedy, Peter G. ; Adamczyk, Bartosz ; Heinonsalo, Jussi and Buée, Marc
- publishing date
- 2021-04
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- bacteria, boreal forest soil, carbon cycling, ectomycorrhizal fungi, ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, fungal necromass, fungi, mycelium turnover
- in
- Molecular Ecology
- volume
- 30
- issue
- 8
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85102187048
- pmid:33544953
- ISSN
- 0962-1083
- DOI
- 10.1111/mec.15828
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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author = {{Maillard, François and Kennedy, Peter G. and Adamczyk, Bartosz and Heinonsalo, Jussi and Buée, Marc}},
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keywords = {{bacteria; boreal forest soil; carbon cycling; ectomycorrhizal fungi; ericoid mycorrhizal fungi; fungal necromass; fungi; mycelium turnover}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{8}},
pages = {{1921--1935}},
publisher = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
series = {{Molecular Ecology}},
title = {{Root presence modifies the long-term decomposition dynamics of fungal necromass and the associated microbial communities in a boreal forest}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.15828}},
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