Diversity of Growth Responses of Soil Saprobic Fungi to Recurring Heat Events

Frontiers in Microbiology

Matthias C. Rillig¹  Aleksandra Szymczak¹  Masahiro Ryo¹  Julien Roy¹ 

[1] Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany;Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;

关键词: thermal stress;    soil saprobic fungi;    global change;    climate extreme;    multiple perturbation events;    stress priming;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmicb.2020.01326

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

As a consequence of ongoing climate change, the frequency of extreme heat events is expected to increase. Recurring heat pulses may disrupt functions supported by soil microorganisms, thus affecting the entire ecosystem. However, most perturbation experiments only test effects of single heat events, and therefore it remains largely unknown how soil microorganisms react to repeated pulse events. Here we present data from a lab experiment exposing 32 filamentous fungi, originally isolated from the same soil, to sequential heat perturbations. Soil saprobic fungi isolates were exposed to one or two heat pulses: mild (35°C/2 h), strong (45°C/1 h), or both in sequence (35°C/2 h+45°C/1 h), and we assessed growth rate. Out of the 32 isolates 13 isolates showed an antagonistic response, 3 isolates a synergistic response and 16 isolates responded in an additive manner. Thus the 32 filamentous fungal isolates used here showed the full range of possible responses to an identical heat perturbation sequence. This diversity of responses could have consequences for soil-borne ecosystem services, highlighting the potential importance of fungal biodiversity in maintaining such services, particularly in the context of climate change.

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