Mycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal guilds compete for the same organic substrates but affect decomposition differently

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1967 - 1978
• Main Authors: Bödeker, Inga T. M., Lindahl, Björn D., Olson, Ake, Clemmensen, Karina E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.12.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: antagonistic interaction; Basidiomycetes; Basidiomycota; biogeochemical cycles; Boreal forests; carbon; Carbon cycle; Colonization; Community composition; Community development; Community ecology; community structure; Competition; Composition; Decomposing organic matter; Decomposition; Ecology; ecosystems; ectomycorrhizal fungi; Ectomycorrhizas; Ekologi; Factorial design; Forest soils; fungal communities; Fungi; growing season; Guilds; Humus; Interference; Litter; litterbag experiment; meta‐barcoding; Microbiology; microclimate; Mikrobiologi; moulds; mycorrhizal fungi; next generation sequencing; Niche overlap; Niches; Nutrient cycles; nutrient mobilization; Organic matter; Partitioning; Resource partitioning; saprotrophic fungi; saprotrophs; Soil profiles; Soil properties; Soils; substrate quality; Substrates; Taiga

Summary Communities of litter saprotrophic and root‐associated fungi are vertically separated within boreal forest soil profiles. It is unclear whether this depth partitioning is maintained exclusively by substrate‐mediated niche partitioning (i.e. distinct fundamental niches), or by competition for...