Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Hyeok Park 1, Eun-Hwa Lee 1, Kang-Hyeon Ka 2 and Ahn-Heum Eom 1*
1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
2Division of Wood Chemistry & Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 02455, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June, 2016, 44(2):82-86.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2016.44.2.82
Received: June 13, 2016; Revised: June 22, 2016; Accepted: June 28, 2016
Published: June, 2016.
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In this study, we investigated the spore diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in rhizospheres of a post-mining area and a natural forest area in Jecheon, Korea. The rhizospheres of the post-mining areas were dominated by Acaulospora mellea, while those of the natural forest area were dominated by Ambispora leptoticha. The number of AMF spores in rhizospheres of the post-mining area was significantly higher than that in the rhizospheres of the natural forest area. Although the diversity index of each area showed no significant difference, the community similarity of AMF within the rhizospheres of natural forest area was significantly higher than that observed within those of post-mining area. These results showed that AM fungal communities in rhizospheres could change because of the degree of disturbance.
AMF, Diversity, Glomeromycota, Mining, Mycorrhizas