AUTHOR=Chen Sihui , Zhang Jing , Wen Zhongming 

TITLE=Identification of Fungal Dynamics Associated With Black Locust Leaves Mineralization and Their Correlations With Physicochemical Factors

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00348

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2020.00348

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=In this study, fungal dynamics associated for black locust (BL) mineralization and their correlation with various environmental factors were evaluated across three different vegetation types. Three different vegetation habitats along a gradient of temperature and humidity were selected. The results confirmed that Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were the dominant phylum in each habitat with average relative abundances of 86.57% and 11.42%, respectively. But both phylum abundance was significantly varied among different BL leaves decomposing habitants. Black locust changed the most significantly in forest habitat and the least in steppe. Co-occurrence networks studies were revealed that significant correlation found between fungal community composition and environmental factors. In addition, the litter characteristics of BL decreased with total carbon and total nitrogen mineralization and water-soluble content passed in water-rich region, while this result was significantly consistent with the fungal diversity. Finally, present study results provide important insight for the biological invasion of new ecosystems.