Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Jae-Wook Choi 1, Eun-Hwa Lee 1, Ju-Kyeong Eo 1, Chang-Duck Koo 2 and Ahn-Heum Eom
1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon 363-791, Korea
2Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk University, Chengju 361-763, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June 30, 2014, 42(2):133-137.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2014.42.2.133
Received: June 12, 2014; Revised: June 17, 2014; Accepted: June 24, 2014
Published: June 30, 2014.
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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of thinning on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in a forest. Ectomycorrhizal root tips were collected from forest soils in thinning and non-thinning sites and identified using morphological characteristics and molecular analysis of ITS rDNA sequences. As a result, species richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi was significantly increased and ectomycorrhizal fungal community composition was changed by thinning. These results suggest that forest management such as thinning, could be an important factor affecting mutualistic relationships and belowground microorganisms in forest ecosystems.
Disturbance, Ectomycorrhiza, Russula, Species diversity, Thinning