天山林区土壤真菌多样性及其群落结构

土壤真菌群落结构对森林生态系统功能的维持具有重要作用,目前对天山林区土壤微生物的种类和群落结构了解甚少。为了解天山不同植被类型下土壤真菌的群落动态及优势菌属,使用Illumina MiSeq高通量测序技术,研究天山林区根际土与非根际土中真菌群落组成及多样性。结果表明:(1)对有效序列进行OTU聚类(operational taxonomic unit)后共得到14121个OTUs,经注释划分为7个门、33个纲、109个目、255个科、444个属、677个种;(2)子囊菌门(Ascomycota)和担子囊菌门(Basidiomycota)是天山植物的优势菌门,灌丛中相对丰度较高的有帚枝霉属(Sarocladium)、鬼笔属(Lysurus)、Microidium;云杉林中相对丰度较高的属有镰刀属(Fusarium)、赤霉属(Gibberella)、丝盖伞属(Inocybe);(3)灌丛与云杉林土壤真菌的群落结构和丰富度有显著差异,灌丛土壤真菌的多样性和丰富度更高,云杉林中阴坡的土壤真菌丰富度较高而阳坡和林窗较低;(4)丝盖伞属(Inocybe)、被孢霉属(Mortierella)、赤霉属(Gibberella)、镰刀属(Fusarium)与云杉的生长可能具有密切的关系。本文推测,根际土壤真菌的多样性和丰富度较低可能是导致云杉幼苗成活率低等更新障碍的问题。     

黄河三角洲不同类型盐生植物土壤真菌群落结构特征

盐生植物种类及其所具有的不同耐盐调节方式影响着根际微生物群落的结构与组成。为明确不同类型盐生植物根际与非根际土壤中真菌群落结构与组成的差异及其与土壤环境间的相互关系,该研究采集了黄河三角洲地区芦苇、盐地碱蓬、獐毛3种不同类型盐生植物0~20 cm土层的根际和非根际土壤,通过高通量测序对其真菌群落多样性和结构进行了分析,以探究真菌群落特征与土壤理化因子间的关系。结果表明：(1)3种不同类型盐生植物根际土壤真菌群落丰富度显著大于各自非根际土,且獐毛根际土壤真菌群落丰富度显著大于芦苇和盐地碱蓬的根际土。(2)距离热图分析表明,芦苇和盐地碱蓬非根际土壤真菌群落间的相似性最大。(3)土壤真菌多样性和丰富度与土壤总碳、总氮、有效磷、pH呈正相关关系,与土壤盐分含量呈负相关关系。(4)3种不同类型盐生植物的根际与非根际土壤中,球囊菌门(Glomeromycota)均为绝对优势门,盾巨孢囊霉属(Scutellospora)为优势属。(5)RDA分析表明,土壤盐分含量是影响土壤真菌群落结构的重要因子,球囊菌门丰度与土壤总氮、总碳、有效磷、有机碳、pH呈正相关关系,与盐分呈负相关关系。(6)植物土壤真菌群落特征随盐生植物类型的变化以及样本土壤距宿主植物根系远近存在差异。     

不同产地杜仲根际土真菌群落结构的差异性分析

基于宏条码技术对采自贵州遵义县、湖南慈利县和四川旺苍县3个杜仲产地根际土壤的真菌群落组成进行了分析。研究获得根际土壤真菌有效序列共10 775条,聚类后OTUs对应的真菌类群涉及子囊菌门Ascomycota、担子菌门Basidiomycota、接合菌门Zygomycota、球囊菌门Glomeromycota、壶菌门Chytridiomycota、类原生动物门Rozellomycota的22纲、59目、103科、108个属的550个真菌分类单元(OTUs)。在属的水平上,湖南慈利样本(ECS)有119个属,优势属为镰刀菌属Fusarium,相对丰度为16.31%,其次是被孢霉属Mortierella(14.67%)、毛壳菌科Chaetomiaceae一未定属(13.01%)和木霉属Trichoderma(11.37%)等。四川旺苍样本(EWS)共有116个属,优势属为丝齿菌属Hyphodontia,相对丰度32.32%,其次为镰刀菌Fusarium(13.41%)等。贵州遵义样本(EZS)有110个属,优势属为被孢霉属Mortierella,相对丰度30.74%,其次是木霉属Trichoderma(25.96%)和镰刀菌属Fusarium(4.85%)等。α多样性分析表明,不同产地杜仲根际土壤真菌群落组成有明显差异。遵义样本(EZS)、慈利样本(ECS)和旺苍样本(EWS)的Shannon多样性指数从高到低为:ECS(2.7661)> EZS(2.4841)>EWS(2.1326)。不同杜仲产区土壤理化因子及4个主要活性成分(松脂醇二葡萄糖苷、绿原酸、京尼平苷酸和京尼平苷)与根际土真菌群落组成的相关性分析表明,4个主要活性成分皆为四川旺苍(EWS)产地含量最高,其次是湖南慈利,贵州遵义最低甚至不含京尼平苷。杜仲根际土壤样品真菌物种组成丰富,不同地区杜仲根际土壤真菌群落组成、分类单元的相对丰度及优势分类单元皆存在不同程度差异。杜仲根际土真菌群落结构的多样性与土壤理化因子及杜仲主要有效成分含量具有一定相关性。杜仲根际土真菌群落组成的结构谱是杜仲道地性的重要特征。     

马缨杜鹃根系微生物群落结构及其变化

【目的】为了解野生马缨杜鹃根系微生物的群落结构特征,比较百里杜鹃内马缨杜鹃根际土壤、根表及根内3个生态位微生物群落组成差异,探究杜鹃根系生态位之间、变化菌属间的相互关系,以期为今后杜鹃根系微生物研究提供具有参考价值的数据。【方法】对百里杜鹃内野生马缨杜鹃根系微生物16S rRNA V4区和ITS1区进行高通量测序,比较分析根际土壤、根表及根内微生物群落多样性及组成差异;并基于共变化网络分析进一步探究差异菌属间的相互关系。【结果】马缨杜鹃根系不同的生态位之间,微生物群落结构存在差异,其中以根际土壤与根表、根内差异更为显著,且细菌群落差异小于真菌群落。且从根际-根表-根内,马缨杜鹃根系细菌α-多样性显著下降。马缨杜鹃根系微生物分布于41细菌门和6个真菌门。优势细菌门为变形菌门(Proteobacteria,39.64%±0.08,69.47%±0.12,77.34%±0.07)、酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria,34.10%±0.11,11.03%±0.04,9.18%±0.04)以及放线菌门(Actinobacteria,10.19%±0.03,8.70%±0.02,7.08%±0.01),它们占整体细菌群落总丰度的80%以上。同时8个细菌菌门的相对丰度在根际土壤、根表和根内间显著变化,且它们的相对丰度占细菌群落总丰度的75%以上。真菌主要分布于接合菌门(Zygomycota)、担子菌门(Basidiomycota)和子囊菌门(Ascomycota),它们占整体菌群的99%以上。马缨杜鹃根系存在589个属的细菌,390个属的真菌,从根际-根表-根内,其中25个细菌属和10个真菌属的相对丰度发生显著变化。马缨杜鹃根系微生物群落共变化网络分析表明:在马缨杜鹃根系不同生态位间,除Waitea外,包括枝孢菌属(Cladosporium)、拟盘多毛孢属(Pestalotiopsis)等在内的8个差异真菌菌属均与细菌菌属显著相关,它们相互作用调控微生物群落结构的变化。Bryobacter、Nocardia、Rhizomicrobium和Telmatobacter等核心菌属对马缨杜鹃根系微生物群落共变化网络的变化具有十分重要的调控作用。【结论】百里杜鹃地区马缨杜鹃根际土壤、根表以及根内3个生态位间,微生物群落组成存在差异;而造成微生物组成存在差异这一结果,可能与马缨杜鹃根系密切相关。同时,共变化网络分析揭示出马缨杜鹃根系生态位之间,细菌和真菌彼此间互作。     

黑里河和贺兰山自然保护区华北落叶松根区土壤中外生菌根真菌群落

为了解华北落叶松外生菌根（ectomycorrhiza,ECM）真菌的群落组成及探究土壤理化性质对其造成的影响,本研究选取内蒙古黑里河自然保护区道须沟与大坝沟以及贺兰山自然保护区南寺,采集华北落叶松林下根区土壤,利用Illumina MiSeq测序平台对真菌DNA扩增子ITS1区进行高通量测序。共获得ECM真菌序列65 859条,划分为436个OTU,隶属于2门6纲12目26科41属,主要分布于担子菌门Basidiomycota。3个采样地共有优势ECM真菌OTU 17个,归属于红菇属Russula、丝膜菌属Cortinarius、阿太菌属Amphinema、Piloderma、锁瑚菌属Clavulina、丝盖伞属Inocybe、空团菌属Cenococcum、棉革菌属Tomentella和Meliniomyces;黑里河自然保护区道须沟与大坝沟的根区土壤ECM真菌群落组成相似：热图表明两地在ECM真菌属水平的组成方面相似,PerMANOVA分析表明两地群落组成差异不显著,而与贺兰山自然保护区南寺存在显著差异（P=0.0234）,优势ECM真菌的多样性与丰度都较南寺低;土壤理化性质TP与pH产生的协同作用与采样地的ECM真菌群落组成具有显著相关性（P=0.0383）,对南寺华北落叶松ECM真菌群落组成造成正相关影响,对道须沟与大坝沟造成负相关影响。     

蒙古栎根内及根围土壤中共生真菌和细菌群落组成分析

为探究中国东北地区森林根系和根围土壤中共生真菌的分布状况,分析了黑龙江省五大连池市蒙古栎Quercus mongolica纯林中根内及根围土壤中共生真菌和细菌群落的组成。结果表明,根内真菌的1 295个OTUs中有209个OTUs为共生真菌,隶属于36属,相对丰度25.46%;根围土壤真菌1 513个OTUs中有285个OTUs为共生真菌,隶属于40属,相对丰度59.91%;根内与根围土壤共同拥有共生真菌33属,根内特有3属,根围土壤特有7属。其中,外生菌根真菌为根内和根围土壤中共生真菌的主要类群,分别占共生真菌的98.82%和99.80%。定殖根内的细菌共获得5 550个OTUs,隶属于400属;根围土壤细菌获得8 406个OTUs,隶属于436属,根内细菌群落的Shannon指数和Chao1指数均低于根围土壤的。PICRUSt功能预测分析结果表明,根内的信号转导通路与信号分子和相互作用通路（包括CAM配体、ECM-受体相互作用等通路）的丰度低于根围土壤,而膜运输通路与信号分子和相互作用通路（包括细菌毒素、细胞抗原等通路）的丰度高于根围土壤。根内与根围土壤中菌根辅助细菌组成差异分析结果表明,除慢生根瘤菌属 Bradyrhizobium外,根内其余9属的相对丰度均高于根围土壤,尤其假单胞菌属 Pseudomonas的相对丰度远高于根围土壤。     

内蒙古不同气候带白桦外生菌根真菌群落结构及影响因素

白桦是天然次生林生态系统演替过程中的先锋树种,是典型的外生菌根树种。基于Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术及生物信息学方法,分析了白桦外生菌根真菌多样性和群落结构及其驱动因素。结果表明,白桦根围土壤中共获得261个外生菌根真菌OTUs,隶属于2门、4纲、11目、29科、50属。在门水平上,担子菌门(Basidiomycota)真菌相对丰度占93.5%;其余为子囊菌门(Ascomycota)真菌,相对丰度占6.5%。在属水平上,相对丰度≥1%的优势属共有16个,其中红菇属(Russula,32.1%)、蜡壳耳属(Sebacina,19.9%)和丝膜菌属(Cortinarius,11.8%)的相对丰度最高,分布广泛,在所有样点均有出现。采用RDA和SPSS分析了外生菌根真菌群落组成差异的驱动因素,pH值、总氮、土壤含水量和速效钾对外生菌根真菌的分布均有极显著影响,其中,pH值对外生菌根真菌多样性及群落结构变化的解释度最高,为34.3%,其次为总氮、土壤含水量和速效钾,解释度分别为25.1%、16.8%和5.4%。研究结果阐明了跨气候带白桦外生菌根真菌的群落结构和影响因素,可为深入理...     

六种海桑属红树植物根际真菌特征及其影响因子

真菌多样性是植物根际生态系统的重要构成与植物健康稳定的重要指标。海桑属是红树林的先锋物种,采用真菌ITS1区高通量测序方法,分析了六种海桑属红树根际真菌的组成和多样性,结合土壤理化性质探讨影响不同植物根际真菌群落组成差异的因素。结果显示,根际真菌隶属于7门、96科、155属,子囊菌门作为优势菌门在海桑属不同红树中相对丰度无显著差异,都超过27%,但次优势的担子菌门丰度含量有差异;属水平上,优势菌属的丰度含量不同,曲霉属在卵叶海桑的丰度最高(29.57%),在海南海桑最低(3.47%)。六种红树植物根际存在特有的代表类群,如无瓣海桑的马拉色菌(9.31%)和毛腐菌属(10.05%),海南海桑中的Talaromyces(19.61%)和Acremonium(13.58%)。比较多样性指数Simpson和Shannon,发现拟海桑是六种植物中丰度最高的,卵叶海桑最低。RDA分析发现子囊菌门与全磷含量呈显著负相关,担子菌门与速效钾呈明显正相关。六种海桑属红树植物根际核心物种分析表明,优势真菌类群曲霉属和一些低丰度的真菌类群,通过降解有机质参与碳循环,对根际土壤生态系统的稳定起重要作用。六种海桑...     

自然林下与田间根腐三七根际微生物群落特征及比较分析

【背景】三七根际微生物群落特征与其土传根腐病害密切相关,而针对自然林下根腐三七的相关研究鲜见报道。【目的】比较分析自然林下与田间根腐三七根际土壤微生物群落的组成特征,结合土壤理化性质与酶活性分析,为三七根腐病害防治与仿野生栽培提供科学依据。【方法】采集自然林下与田间根腐三七根际土壤,利用高通量测序技术,分析土壤细菌与真菌群落的物种组成与多样性,并测定土壤理化性质和酶活性。【结果】自然林下与田间根腐三七根际土壤中细菌和真菌群落组成具有明显差异,自然林下根腐三七根际土壤中担子菌门(Basidiomycota)、酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)的相对丰度较高,而田间根腐三七根际土壤中子囊菌门(Ascomycota)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)的相对丰度较高。在属分类水平,镰刀菌属(Fusarium)是自然林下根腐三七根际土壤中的优势菌群,相对丰度为17.30%,而癣囊腔菌属(Plectosphaerella)是田间根腐三七根际土壤中的优势菌群,相对丰度为22.55%;Candidatus Ba...     

Illumina高通量测序揭示艾比湖湿地6种盐生植物根际土壤真菌群落组成及多样性

[目的] 通过研究新疆艾比湖湿地不同盐生植物根际土壤真菌的多样性和群落结构,为艾比湖湿地退化恢复工作和真菌深入研究提供理论支持。[方法] 利用高通量测序技术对真菌扩增子ITS1区进行测定,从而分析艾比湖湿地6种盐生植物根际土壤真菌群落多样性,并结合相关土壤理化因子分析环境与真菌群落多样性和丰富度的关联。[结果] 艾比湖湿地6种盐生植物根际土壤真菌群落多样性及丰富度存在差异,碱蓬根际土壤真菌多样性最高,芦苇根际土壤真菌群落丰富度最高。真菌群落组成分析表明,土壤样品中真菌菌落主要隶属于子囊菌门（Ascomycota）和担子菌门（Basidiomycota）,其中子囊菌门为主要优势菌门;链格孢霉属（Alternaria）是6种植物共有的优势菌属,但是其在不同植物之间的丰度存在差异,在戟叶鹅绒藤中的丰度最高,在准噶尔大戟中的丰度最低。pH与真菌多样性呈显著负相关,全磷（TP）与真菌群落丰富度呈显著正相关,pH、电导率（EC）和有机质（OM）对优势菌属的影响最大。[结论] 艾比湖湿地6种盐生植物根际土壤真菌群落组成及多样性具有显著差异,碱蓬和芦苇根际土壤真菌的多样性和丰度高于其他植物,子囊菌门和链格孢霉属是艾比湖湿地的主要土壤真菌门属。研究结果可为艾比湖湿地的生态修复提供理论指导。     

Diversity and composition of ectomycorrhizal community on seedling roots: the role of host preference and soil origin

As the main source of inocula, ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal propagules are critical for root colonization and seedling survival in deforested areas. It is essential to know factors that may affect the diversity and composition of ECM fungal community on roots of seedlings planted in deforest areas during reforestation. We quantitatively evaluated the effect of host plant and soil origin on ECM fungal propagule community structure established on roots of Castanopsis fargesii, Lithocarpus harlandii, Pinus armandii, and Pinus massoniana growing in soils from local natural forests and from sites deforested by clear-cut logging in the 1950s and 1960s. ECM root tips were sampled in April, July, and October of 2006, and ECM fungal communities were determined using ECM root morphotyping, internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-RFLP, and ITS sequencing. A total of 36 ECM fungal species were observed in our study, and species richness varied with host species and soil origin. Decreased colonization rates were found in all host species except for L. harlandii, and reduced species richness was found in all host species except for P. armandii in soil from the deforested site, which implied the great changes in ECM fungal community composition. Our results showed that 33.3% variance in ECM fungal community composition could be explained by host plant species and 4.6% by soil origin. Results of indicator species analysis demonstrated that 14 out of 19 common ECM fungal species showed significant preference to host plant species, suggesting that the host preference of ECM fungi was one of the most important mechanisms in structuring ECM fungal community. Accordingly, the host plant species should be taken into account in the reforestation of deforested areas due to the strong and commonly existed host preference of ECM fungi.     

Regional scale gradients of climate and nitrogen deposition drive variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with native Scots pine

Ectomycorrhizal fungi commonly associate with the roots of forest trees where they enhance nutrient and water uptake, promote seedling establishment and have an important role in forest nutrient cycling. Predicting the response of ectomycorrhizal fungi to environmental change is an important step to maintaining forest productivity in the future. These predictions are currently limited by an incomplete understanding of the relative significance of environmental drivers in determining the community composition of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi at large spatial scales. To identify patterns of community composition in ECM fungi along regional scale gradients of climate and nitrogen deposition in Scotland, fungal communities were analysed from 15 seminatural Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests. Fungal taxa were identified by sequencing of the ITS rDNA region using fungal‐specific primers. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling was used to assess the significance of 16 climatic, pollutant and edaphic variables on community composition. Vector fitting showed that there was a strong influence of rainfall and soil moisture on community composition at the species level, and a smaller impact of temperature on the abundance of ectomycorrhizal exploration types. Nitrogen deposition was also found to be important in determining community composition, but only when the forest experiencing the highest deposition (9.8 kg N ha^?1 yr^?1) was included in the analysis. This finding supports previously published critical load estimates for ectomycorrhizal fungi of 5–10 kg N ha^?1 yr^?1. This work demonstrates that both climate and nitrogen deposition can drive gradients of fungal community composition at a regional scale.     

Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity decreases in Mediterranean pine forests adapted to recurrent fires

Fire is a major disturbance linked to the evolutionary history and climate of Mediterranean ecosystems, where the vegetation has evolved fire‐adaptive traits (e.g., serotiny in pines). In Mediterranean forests, mutualistic feedbacks between trees and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, essential for ecosystem dynamics, might be shaped by recurrent fires. We tested how the structure and function of ECM fungal communities of Pinus pinaster and Pinus halepensis vary among populations subjected to high and low fire recurrence in Mediterranean ecosystems, and analysed the relative contribution of environmental (climate, soil properties) and tree‐mediated (serotiny) factors. For both pines, local and regional ECM fungal diversity were lower in areas of high than low fire recurrence, although certain fungal species were favoured in the former. A general decline of ECM root‐tip enzymatic activity for P. pinaster was associated with high fire recurrence, but not for P. halepensis. Fire recurrence and fire‐related factors such as climate, soil properties or tree phenotype explained these results. In addition to the main influence of climate, the tree fire‐adaptive trait serotiny recovered a great portion of the variation in structure and function of ECM fungal communities associated with fire recurrence. Edaphic conditions (especially pH, tightly linked to bedrock type) were an important driver shaping ECM fungal communities, but mainly at the local scale and probably independently of the fire recurrence. Our results show that ECM fungal community shifts are associated with fire recurrence in fire‐prone dry Mediterranean forests, and reveal complex feedbacks among trees, mutualistic fungi and the surrounding environment in these ecosystems.     

Diversity and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Thailand

Large forest areas of South-East Asia, are dominated by the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, which contains many important timber species. Unlike many other tropical trees, Dipterocarpaceae rely on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) root symbiosis for their mineral nutrition. This study aims to document the richness and community composition of ECM fungi in a dry deciduous forest in Thailand. Combining morphological and molecular identification methods revealed 69 species of ECM fungi that belong to 17 phylogenetic lineages. The /russula-lactarius, /tomentella-thelephora, /sordariales, /sebacina and /cantharellus lineages were the most species-rich. The fungal richness is comparable to other tropical rain forest sites, but the phylogenetic community structure has elements of both tropical and temperate ecosystems. Unlike tropical rain forests, the Cenococcum geophilum complex was one of the most frequent fungal taxa that had a relatively high ITS genetic diversity over the small sampling area. This study provides the first snapshot insight into the fungal community of dry dipterocarp forests. However, it is necessary to broaden the spatial and temporal scales of sampling to improve our understanding of the below-ground relations of dry and humid tropical forests.     

湘西石漠化区3种造林模式土壤真菌群落结构差异

湘西石漠化地区是我国生态系统脆弱而又敏感的区域,土壤微生物在维持石漠化区森林生态系统结构和功能稳定中发挥重要作用。选取石漠化地区立地条件相同的32年生的马尾松纯林、光皮桦纯林及马尾松-光皮桦混交林为研究对象,以立地条件相似的未造林荒地演变成的灌草群落作为对照,比较分析石漠化地区不同造林模式对土壤真菌群落结构和多样性的影响及其主要驱动因素。采用Illumina HiSeq第二代高通量测序技术,分析了3种森林土壤真菌群落组成及多样性。结果表明,不同造林模式下土壤真菌优势类群不同,光皮桦、马尾松-光皮桦混交林以及石漠化灌草地土壤真菌优势门均为子囊菌门(Ascomycota),且在石漠化灌草地相对丰度最大,为64.0%;马尾松则以担子菌门(Basidiomycota)为优势类群,其相对丰度占57.9%。混交林土壤真菌物种总数和Shannon指数显著高于马尾松和光皮桦林地,整体上真菌群落多样性表现为：未造林灌草地>混交林>马尾松林>光皮桦林。与未造林灌草地相比,马尾松-光皮桦混交林和光皮桦纯林显著提升了土壤有机碳(SOC)和全氮(TN)含量。Mantel test检验结果显示,...     

Site fertility and soil water-table level affect fungal biomass production and community composition in boreal peatland forests

A substantial amount of below-ground carbon (C) is suggested to be associated with fungi, which may significantly affect the soil C balance in forested ecosystems. Ergosterol from in-growth mesh bags and litterbags was used to estimate fungal biomass production and community composition in drained peatland forests with differing fertility. Extramatrical mycelia (EMM) biomass production was generally higher in the nutrient-poor site, increased with deeper water table level and decreased along the length of the recovery time. EMM biomass production was of the same magnitude as in mineral-soil forests. Saprotrophic fungal biomass production was higher in the nutrient-rich site. Both ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and saprotrophic fungal community composition changed according to site fertility and water table level. ECM fungal community composition with different exploration types may explain the differences in fungal biomass production between peatland forests. Melanin-rich Hyaloscypha may indicate decreased turnover of biomass in nutrient-rich young peatland forest. Genera Lactarius and Laccaria may be important in nutrient rich and Piloderma in the nutrient-poor conditions, respectively. Furthermore, Paxillus involutus and Cortinarius sp. may be important generalists in all sites and responsible for EMM biomass production during the first summer months. Saprotrophs showed a functionally more diverse fungal community in the nutrient-rich site.     

重度火烧迹地兴安落叶松(Larix gmelinii)根际土壤真菌群落研究

为探究内蒙古根河大兴安岭林区重度火烧迹地不同生长状态的兴安落叶松根际土壤真菌群落特征,选取火烧枯立木（BDW）、火烧存活木（BSW）、未火烧对照木（CK）,通过磷脂脂肪酸方法分析根际土壤真菌群落生物量变化,利用高通量测序技术对根际土壤真菌群落组成与功能进行分析,探讨影响根际土壤真菌群落的主要环境因子。结果表明：（1）相较于未火烧对照木,火烧枯立木与火烧存活木根际土壤真菌群落磷脂脂肪酸含量显著降低,真菌群落α多样性显著降低。β多样性分析与群落相似性分析结果显示,火烧枯立木、火烧存活木、未火烧对照木根际土壤真菌群落组成存在显著差异。（2）相较于未火烧对照木,火烧枯立木与火烧存活木根际土壤中担子菌门（Basidiomycota）真菌相对丰度显著下降,子囊菌门（Ascomycota）真菌相对丰度显著升高。子囊菌门（Ascomycota）内,火烧枯立木根际土壤中内生真菌相对丰度显著高于火烧存活木与未火烧对照木,而火烧存活木根际土壤中腐生-外生菌根复合型真菌相对丰度显著高于火烧枯立木与未火烧对照木。（3）根际土壤总磷、总钾含量是影响重度火烧迹地兴安落叶松根际土壤真菌群落优势菌门由担子菌门（Basidiomycota）转变为子囊菌门（Ascomycota）的主要环境因子,而根际土壤总碳、总氮、总磷含量则是造成火烧枯立木与火烧存活木根际土壤真菌群落组成与功能差异的主要环境因子。本研究有助于了解大兴安岭林区土壤真菌群落结构,对真菌群落多样性的维持与管理具有参考价值。     

Scaling up: examining the macroecology of ectomycorrhizal fungi

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi play major ecological roles in temperate and tropical ecosystems. Although the richness of ECM fungal communities and the factors controlling their structure have been documented at local spatial scales, how they vary at larger spatial scales remains unclear. In this issue of Molecular Ecology, Tedersoo et al. (2012) present the results of a meta‐analysis of ECM fungal community structure that sheds important new light on global‐scale patterns. Using data from 69 study systems and 6021 fungal species, the researchers found that ECM fungal richness does not fit the classic latitudinal diversity gradient in which species richness peaks at lower latitudes. Instead, richness of ECM fungal communities has a unimodal relationship with latitude that peaks in temperate zones. Intriguingly, this conclusion suggests the mechanisms driving ECM fungal community richness may differ from those of many other organisms, including their plant hosts. Future research will be key to determine the robustness of this pattern and to examine the processes that generate and maintain global‐scale gradients of ECM fungal richness.     

Afforested fields benefit nutrient‐demanding fungi

Impaired ecosystems are converted back to natural ecosystems or some other target stage by means of restoration and management. Due to their agricultural legacy, afforested fields might be valuable compensatory habitats for rare fungal species that require nutrient‐rich forest soils. Using a large‐scale field experiment in Finland, we studied community composition of macrofungi (agarics and boletes) on former fields, which had been afforested as monocultures 20 years ago using native spruce Picea abies, pine Pinus sylvestris, and birch Betula pendula. We studied the effect of soil quality, tree species, and site on community composition and structure. Many nutrient‐demanding as well as rare fungal species were recorded, particularly from pine and spruce plots. Pine plots supported more nutrient‐demanding fungi than birch plots. There was no relationship between soil pH, bulk density, P, N, or Ca, and species richness of nutrient‐demanding fungi. Fungal community composition was more similar within sites than among sites for all tree species. Among sites, spruce plots had the smallest fungal species turnover, and birch plots largest. Within sites, however, fungal species turnover from plot to plot was similar among tree species. Our results indicate that tree species has a relatively mild influence on species composition of fungi after 20 years of succession. Interestingly, the results show that afforested fields can be valuable complementary habitats for rare, red‐listed, and nutrient‐demanding fungal species. Field afforestation is a potential conservation tool that could be used to complement the poor representation of rare habitat types in highly fragmented protected area networks.     

Is plant genetic control of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities an untapped source of stable soil carbon in managed forests?

Background

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi provide one of the main pathways for carbon (C) to move from trees into soils, where these fungi make significant contributions to microbial biomass and soil respiration.

Scope

ECM fungal species vary significantly in traits that likely influence C sequestration, such that forest C sequestration potential may be driven in part by the existing community composition of ECM fungi. Moreover, accumulating experimental data show that tree genotypes differ in their compatibility with particular ECM fungal species, i.e. mycorrhizal traits of forest trees are heritable. Those traits are genetically correlated with other traits for which tree breeders commonly select, suggesting that selection for traits of interest, such as disease resistance or growth rate, could lead to indirect selection for or against particular mycorrhizal traits of trees in forest plantations.

Conclusions

Altogether, these observations suggest that selection of particular tree genotypes could alter the community composition of symbiotic ECM fungi in managed forests, with cascading effects on soil functioning and soil C sequestration.