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Nutrient piracy: evidence for the role of litter-trapping fungi in forest nutrient cycles in Sabah, Malaysia

Nutrient piracy: evidence for the role of litter-trapping fungi in forest nutrient cycles in Sabah, Malaysia
Nutrient piracy: evidence for the role of litter-trapping fungi in forest nutrient cycles in Sabah, Malaysia
Litter-trapping fungi are abundant in forest canopies across the tropics. By
intercepting litter fall, these fungal systems have been shown to be important in supporting the diverse arthropod community in lowland forest. These fungal litter-trapping systems are also likely to influence nutrient cycling. This study, carried at the Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Malaysia, compares the decomposition of litter within these fungal systems with litter on the forest floor. Results show that while decomposition was lower in the canopy there was a significant increase in mass loss with fungal attachment to the litter.
Danum Valley, leaf litter, rainforest, decomposition, forest canopy , fungi
0025-1291
Snaddon, J.L.
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Chey, V.K.
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Foster, W.A.
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Snaddon, J.L.
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Chey, V.K.
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Foster, W.A.
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Snaddon, J.L., Chey, V.K. and Foster, W.A. (2017) Nutrient piracy: evidence for the role of litter-trapping fungi in forest nutrient cycles in Sabah, Malaysia. The Malayan Nature Journal, 69 (1).

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Litter-trapping fungi are abundant in forest canopies across the tropics. By
intercepting litter fall, these fungal systems have been shown to be important in supporting the diverse arthropod community in lowland forest. These fungal litter-trapping systems are also likely to influence nutrient cycling. This study, carried at the Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Malaysia, compares the decomposition of litter within these fungal systems with litter on the forest floor. Results show that while decomposition was lower in the canopy there was a significant increase in mass loss with fungal attachment to the litter.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 October 2016
Published date: 2017
Keywords: Danum Valley, leaf litter, rainforest, decomposition, forest canopy , fungi
Organisations: Environmental

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Local EPrints ID: 411968
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/411968
ISSN: 0025-1291
PURE UUID: b09983d6-b52d-474a-bcad-ed2b388a1cf8
ORCID for J.L. Snaddon: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3549-5472

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Date deposited: 03 Jul 2017 16:31
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 05:28

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Author: J.L. Snaddon ORCID iD
Author: V.K. Chey
Author: W.A. Foster

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