Co-occurrence patterns of wood-decaying fungi and ants in dead pines of South Korea |
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Authors: | Abel Severin Lupala Seung-Yoon Oh Myung Soo Park Taewoo Kim Jung-Sun Yoo Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan Young Woon Lim |
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Institution: | 1. School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea;2. National Institute of Biological Resources (Environmental Research Complex), Hwangyeong-ro, Seo-gu, Incheon 22689, South Korea;3. Molecular Mycology and Pathology Laboratory, Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | Interaction between fungi and insects such as ants, beetles, wasps and termites inhabiting dead pine trees has significant ecological implication in the forest as they can decompose wood debris and add nutrients to the soil; however, only scarce information is available regarding the interaction between wood-decaying fungi and ants. We investigated wood-decaying fungi co-occurring with ants in dead pine trees of South Korea. A total of 57 pairs of wood-decaying fungi and ants were collected from 11 localities. 30 species of wood-decaying fungi and 14 species of ants were identified based on morphology and molecular analysis. Fungal species belonging to Trichaptum, Xylodon, Hyphodontia, and Ceriporia were dominant and co-occurred with common ant species of Lasius, Camponotus, Pristomyrmex, and Crematogaster across most of the sampling sites. This study provides a new baseline in unravelling the complex interaction between wood-decaying fungi and ants in forest ecosystems. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author Ant-fungal interactions Co-occurrence Decayed pinewood Wood-decaying fungi |
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