Nutrient content affects the turnover of fungal biomass in forest topsoil and the composition of associated microbial communities

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 118; pp. 187 - 198
• Main Authors: Brabcová, Vendula, Štursová, Martina, Baldrian, Petr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Bacteria; biogeochemical cycles; carbon; community structure; Decomposition; ectomycorrhizae; Enzyme activity; enzymes; Fungi; habitats; Litter; microbial activity; microbial biomass; microbial communities; molds (fungi); mycelium; Mycelium turnover; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrient content; plant litter; saprotrophs; Temperate forest; temperate forests; topsoil; yeasts; Fungi; Mycelium turnover; Enzyme activity; Litter; Bacteria; Decomposition; Temperate forest

Due to the standing biomass and turnover of fungal biomass in forest topsoils, decomposition of fungal biomass represents an important process. Within plant litter, dead fungal biomass represents a unique substrate that is typically nitrogen (N)-rich and is assumed to be subject to rapid decompositi...