Community and neighborhood tree species richness effects on fungal species composition in leaf litter in a subtropical forest of south-east China. Tree species richness and fungi in leaf litters

To test tree diversity effects on saprotrophic fungal community in litter and subsequent ecosystem functioning, we conducted an experiment based on a subtropical forest diversity experiment (BEF-China). In this study, we sampled leaf litters at the individual level across tree diversity levels: one-, two-, four-, and eight-tree species richness. Saprotrophic fungi were estimated using the Illumina MiSeq sequencing platform.

为探究树木多样性对凋落物中腐生真菌（saprotrophic fungi）群落及后续生态系统功能的影响，本研究依托亚热带森林多样性实验平台BEF-China开展相关实验。本研究针对不同树木多样性梯度，以单株树木为单位采集叶片凋落物样本，所覆盖的多样性梯度包括单树种、两树种、四树种及八树种物种丰富度。本研究采用Illumina MiSeq测序平台对腐生真菌群落进行检测分析。