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Original research article
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09 Jan 2026
Original research article |
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| 09 Jan 2026
Soil fungal network complexity and functional roles differ between black truffle plantations and forests
Vasiliki Barou
RTA, Sustainable Plant Protection, Centre de Cabrils, 08348, Cabrils, Barcelona, Spain
Jorge Prieto-Rubio
Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Desertificación (CIDE), CSIC-Universidad de Valencia-Generalitat Valenciana, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
Mario Zabal-Aguirre
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
Javier Parladé
RTA, Sustainable Plant Protection, Centre de Cabrils, 08348, Cabrils, Barcelona, Spain
Ana Rincón
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, ICA-CSIC. C/ Serrano 115bis, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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SOIL, 10, 425–439, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-425-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-425-2024, 2024
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Changes in soil biological activity when microbial taxa interact remain little understood. To address this, we approach network analyses of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. The study highlights how distinct fungi contribute to explaining community structure, whilst others mainly do for soil enzymatic activity. This differentiation between structural and functional roles of ectomycorrhizal fungi adds new insights to understand soil fungal community complexity and its functionality in soils.
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Short summary
Black truffle's impact on soil fungi was studied in plantations and forests across seasons via network analysis. Plantations showed more homogeneous and connected fungal network than forests, suggesting greater stability. Black truffle lacked a central role in either system's fungal network. Saprotrophic fungi mainly drove carbon and nutrient cycling. This work improves the understanding of fungal dynamics in black truffle soils and offers insights for better black truffle cultivation.
Black truffle's impact on soil fungi was studied in plantations and forests across seasons via...
