期刊
ECOLOGY
卷 93, 期 1, 页码 24-28出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1890/11-1346.1
关键词
chitin; decomposition; ecosystem function; ectomycorrhizal fungi; litter recalcitrance; nutrient cycling; soil carbon
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资金
- Northeast Sun Grant
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- College of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Horticulture at Penn State University
Ectomycorrhizal fungal tissues comprise a significant forest-litter pool. Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi may also influence the decomposition of other forest-litter components via competitive interactions with decomposer fungi and by ensheathing fine roots. Because of these direct and indirect effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi, the factors that control the decomposition of EM fungi will strongly control forest-litter decomposition as a whole and, thus, ecosystem nutrient and carbon cycling. Some have suggested that chitin, a component of fungal cell walls, reduces fungal tissue decomposition because it is relatively recalcitrant. We therefore examined the change in chitin concentrations of EM fungal tissues during decomposition. Our results show that chitin is not recalcitrant relative to other compounds in fungal tissues and that its concentration is positively related to the decomposition of fungal tissues. Variation existing among EM fungal isolates in chitin concentration suggests that EM fungal community structure influences C and nutrient cycling.
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