Partner turnover and changes in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities during the early life stages of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

• Published in: Mycorrhiza Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 43 - 53
• Main Authors: Boeraeve, Margaux, Everts, Teun, Vandekerkhove, Kris, De Keersmaeker, Luc, Van de Kerckhove, Peter, Jacquemyn, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Amanita; Beech; Belgium; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Community composition; community structure; Composition; DNA; DNA barcoding; Ecology; ectomycorrhizae; Ectomycorrhizas; Environmental stress; Fagus; Fagus sylvatica; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Forestry; Forests; fungal communities; Fungi; Herbivores; Inocybe; Laccaria; Lactarius; Life Sciences; Microbiology; Mycobiome; Mycorrhizae; Original Article; Plant Roots; Plant Sciences; Roots; Russula; Scleroderma; Seedlings; soil; Soils; Survival; Trees; Belgium; Metabarcoding; Ectomycorrhiza; Community assembly; Fungal succession; Fagus sylvatica

The first life stages of a tree are subject to strong environmental stresses and competition, limiting their chances of survival. Establishing a mutualistic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi during early life stages may increase growth and survival rates of trees, but how mycorrhizal communities a...