Changes in composition and abundance of functional groups of arctic fungi in response to long-term summer warming.

József Geml, Tatiana A Semenova, Luis N Morgado, Jeffrey M Welker

Journal: Biology letters 2017;12(11):20160503

PMID: 27881760

Abstract

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.

Address: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands [email protected].; Faculty of Science, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.; Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0503

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MeSH Terms: Alaska, Arctic Regions, Biodiversity, Climate Change, DNA, Fungal, Fungi, Seasons, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Soil Microbiology, Temperature, Tundra