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Diversity and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Thailand

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Large forest areas of South-East Asia, are dominated by the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, which contains many important timber species. Unlike many other tropical trees, Dipterocarpaceae rely on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) root symbiosis for their mineral nutrition. This study aims to document the richness and community composition of ECM fungi in a dry deciduous forest in Thailand. Combining morphological and molecular identification methods revealed 69 species of ECM fungi that belong to 17 phylogenetic lineages. The /russula-lactarius, /tomentella-thelephora, /sordariales, /sebacina and /cantharellus lineages were the most species-rich. The fungal richness is comparable to other tropical rain forest sites, but the phylogenetic community structure has elements of both tropical and temperate ecosystems. Unlike tropical rain forests, the Cenococcum geophilum complex was one of the most frequent fungal taxa that had a relatively high ITS genetic diversity over the small sampling area. This study provides the first snapshot insight into the fungal community of dry dipterocarp forests. However, it is necessary to broaden the spatial and temporal scales of sampling to improve our understanding of the below-ground relations of dry and humid tropical forests.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the head of Wildlife Conservation, Development and Extension station, Phitsanulok, Mr. Sawarng Sitawan who facilitated the field study. This study was funded by NRCT grant to CP; ESF grants 7434, 8235, 9286, and FIBIR to SP, LT and UK.

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  1. Microbiology Programme, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, 156 Moo 5 Tambon Plychumpol, Muang District, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand

    Cherdchai Phosri

  2. Natural History Museum and Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

    Sergei Põlme, Urmas Kõljalg & Leho Tedersoo

  3. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK

    Andy F. S. Taylor

  4. Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB243UU, UK

    Andy F. S. Taylor

  5. Department of Biology, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand

    Nuttika Suwannasai

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Phosri, C., Põlme, S., Taylor, A.F.S. et al. Diversity and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Thailand. Biodivers Conserv 21, 2287–2298 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0250-1

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