Soil Fungal Community Structure and Function Shift during a Disease-Driven Forest Succession
Zhao‐lei Qu, Ahmed Braima, Bing Liu, Yang Ma, Hui Sun
Abstract
The studies on soil fungal communities in disease-driven forest succession are rare. This study showed that during the disease-driven forest succession, the soil enzyme activity, soil fungal diversity, and biomass increased along succession. The disease-driven forest succession changed the soil fungal community structure and function, in which the symbiotrophs were the most dominant group along the succession. These findings provide useful information for better understanding the plant-microbe interaction during forest succession caused by forest disease.
Topics & Concepts
Ecological successionEcologyBiomass (ecology)Fungal diseaseFungal DiversitySecondary successionBiologyMicrobiologyMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant and fungal interactions