PRJNA577597
Stand age effect on the fungal community composition in a temperate forest
Fungi are key mediators of ecosystem processes in temperate forests. Hence, understanding of fungal community development is central to better predict shifts in ecosystem functions during forest succession. We studied fungal communities in soil, rhizosphere and roots in a Central European forest chronosequence (1-137 years) dominated by Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies. We assessed whether and how fungal community composition and productivity change along the forest age gradient.