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Degradation of mycorrhizal fungal communities associated with cork oak and understory vegetation by the anthropogenic factors Cover

Degradation of mycorrhizal fungal communities associated with cork oak and understory vegetation by the anthropogenic factors

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Figure 1

Location of the cork oak forest ‘Brabtia’ and the study stations (Diaf et al. 2019). ND – non-degraded station, D – degraded station
Location of the cork oak forest ‘Brabtia’ and the study stations (Diaf et al. 2019). ND – non-degraded station, D – degraded station

Figure 2

Rate of EcM colonization of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) and Cistus (Cistus monspeliensis L.). Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments according to Tukey's HSD test (P < 0.05). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. COND: cork oak in non-degraded station, COD: cork oak in degraded station, CIND: Cistus in non-degraded station, CID: Cistus in degraded station, EcM: ectomycorrhizal, HSD: honestly significant difference
Rate of EcM colonization of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) and Cistus (Cistus monspeliensis L.). Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments according to Tukey's HSD test (P < 0.05). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. COND: cork oak in non-degraded station, COD: cork oak in degraded station, CIND: Cistus in non-degraded station, CID: Cistus in degraded station, EcM: ectomycorrhizal, HSD: honestly significant difference

Figure 3

Mycorrhizal intensity (M%) of the root system of Quercus suber, Cistus monspeliensis, Lavendula stoechas and Thymus vulgaris in the two stations. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments according to Tukey's HSD test (P < 0.05). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001COND: cork oak in the non-degraded station; COD: cork oak in the degraded station; CIND: Cistus in the non-degraded station, CID: Cistus in the degraded station, LD: lavender in the degraded station; TND: thyme in the non-degraded station, TD: thyme in the degraded station, HSD: honestly significant difference
Mycorrhizal intensity (M%) of the root system of Quercus suber, Cistus monspeliensis, Lavendula stoechas and Thymus vulgaris in the two stations. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments according to Tukey's HSD test (P < 0.05). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001COND: cork oak in the non-degraded station; COD: cork oak in the degraded station; CIND: Cistus in the non-degraded station, CID: Cistus in the degraded station, LD: lavender in the degraded station; TND: thyme in the non-degraded station, TD: thyme in the degraded station, HSD: honestly significant difference

Figure 4

The number of AM propagules per kilogram of soil in the degraded and the non-degraded stations
The number of AM propagules per kilogram of soil in the degraded and the non-degraded stations

Figure 5

The total number of the fungal diversity of spores of the four rhizospheres in the degraded and the non-degraded stations
The total number of the fungal diversity of spores of the four rhizospheres in the degraded and the non-degraded stations

Soil physicochemical properties of Quercus suber rhizosphere soil in the two stations

StationpHOM (%)N %P (mg/kg)K total
ND5.95a3.50a0.31a6.80b21.17b
D5.88a2.00b0.27a4.60a11.27a

Frequency of morphotypes of spores in the four rhizospheres

FractionsSpores collected from
Quercus suber rhizosphere
250 μm50 μmGlomus sp. 1+++Glomus constrictum+++Glomus sp. 2+++
Lavandula stoechas rhizosphere
250 μm50 μmGigaspora sp.1+++Glomus sp. 2++Glomus sp. 3+
Thymus vulgaris rhizosphere
250 μm50 μmGlomus sp. 4++Glomus sp. 3+Gigaspora sp. 1++
Cistus monspeliensis rhizosphere
250 μm50 μmGlomus mosseae+++Glomus sp. 3++Glomus sp. 4++
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2022-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 184 - 194
Submitted on: Sep 28, 2021
Accepted on: May 4, 2022
Published on: Sep 22, 2022
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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