Publication: Diversity and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Thailand
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Issued Date
2012
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application/pdf
ISSN
9603115
Other identifier(s)
2-s2.0-84864803279
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
Biodiversity and Conservation. Vol 21, No.9 (2012), p.2287-2298
Suggested Citation
Phosri C., Põlme S., Taylor A.F.S., Kõljalg U., Suwannasai N., Tedersoo L. Diversity and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Thailand. Biodiversity and Conservation. Vol 21, No.9 (2012), p.2287-2298. doi:10.1007/s10531-012-0250-1 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6996
Abstract
Large forest areas of South-East Asia, are dominated by the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, which contains many important timber species. Unlike many other tropical trees, Dipterocarpaceae rely on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) root symbiosis for their mineral nutrition. This study aims to document the richness and community composition of ECM fungi in a dry deciduous forest in Thailand. Combining morphological and molecular identification methods revealed 69 species of ECM fungi that belong to 17 phylogenetic lineages. The /russula-lactarius, /tomentella-thelephora, /sordariales, /sebacina and /cantharellus lineages were the most species-rich. The fungal richness is comparable to other tropical rain forest sites, but the phylogenetic community structure has elements of both tropical and temperate ecosystems. Unlike tropical rain forests, the Cenococcum geophilum complex was one of the most frequent fungal taxa that had a relatively high ITS genetic diversity over the small sampling area. This study provides the first snapshot insight into the fungal community of dry dipterocarp forests. However, it is necessary to broaden the spatial and temporal scales of sampling to improve our understanding of the below-ground relations of dry and humid tropical forests. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Subject(s)
Community composition
Deciduous forest
Ectomycorrhiza
Fungus
Genetic differentiation
Morphology
Phylogenetics
Rainforest
Spatiotemporal analysis
Species diversity
Symbiosis
Taxonomy
Temperate environment
Timber
Tropical forest
Thailand
Cantharellus
Cenococcum geophilum
Dipterocarpaceae
Fungi
Lactarius
Russula
Sebacina
Sordariales
Thelephora
Tomentella
Deciduous forest
Ectomycorrhiza
Fungus
Genetic differentiation
Morphology
Phylogenetics
Rainforest
Spatiotemporal analysis
Species diversity
Symbiosis
Taxonomy
Temperate environment
Timber
Tropical forest
Thailand
Cantharellus
Cenococcum geophilum
Dipterocarpaceae
Fungi
Lactarius
Russula
Sebacina
Sordariales
Thelephora
Tomentella