Claim · model-written summary
Lignin removal created heterogeneity of decomposition within single leaves.
- Taxon
- Castanopsis sieboldii
Castanopsis sieboldiit0 - Outcome
- heterogeneity of decomposition within single leavese4
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Verbatim
t0“Castanopsis sieboldii leaves”
e4“heterogeneity of decomposition within single leaves”
Title
Fungal colonization and decomposition of Castanopsis sieboldii leaves in a subtropical forest
Takashi Osono; Yukari Ishii; Dai Hirose Ecological Research 2008. doi:10.1007/s11284-007-0455-z
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation The bleached area accounted for 29.7% of the total area of fallen Castanopsis sieboldii leaves in southern Japan.
- Association Leaf mass per unit area and lignin content were lower in the bleached area than in the surrounding nonbleached area.
- Mechanism Removal of lignin enhanced mass loss from leaf tissues.
- Observation An unidentified Lachnocladiaceae fungus was isolated frequently from the bleached area of Castanopsis sieboldii leaves.
- Observation The Lachnocladiaceae fungus caused selective decomposition of lignin in pure culture.
- Association Hyphal length of basidiomycetes was greater in the bleached area than in the nonbleached area.
- Association The Lachnocladiaceae sp. was associated with the bleaching of the leaves.
- Mechanism Decomposition of C. sieboldii leaves is partly attributable to colonization of the litter by the Lachnocladiaceae sp.
- Observation Fallen C. sieboldii leaves are characterised by bleached portions attributable to fungal colonisation of leaf tissues and lignin decomposition.