Changes in composition and abundance of functional groups of arctic fungi in response to long-term summer warming
We characterized fungal communities in dry and moist tundra and investigated the effect of long-term experimental summer warming on three aspects of functional groups of arctic fungi: richness, community composition and species abundance. Warming had profound effects on community composition, abunda...
Published in: | Biology Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134034/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27881760 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0503 |
Summary: | We characterized fungal communities in dry and moist tundra and investigated the effect of long-term experimental summer warming on three aspects of functional groups of arctic fungi: richness, community composition and species abundance. Warming had profound effects on community composition, abundance, and, to a lesser extent, on richness of fungal functional groups. In addition, our data show that even within functional groups, the direction and extent of response to warming tend to be species-specific and we recommend that studies on fungal communities and their roles in nutrient cycling take into account species-level responses. |
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