The changes in fungal diversity and potential functions under the development of different vegetation types

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Sourced from the future-work section and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 8 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Contrasting tree growth and soil organic carbon across stand densities in a Picea crassifolia plantation: associations with soil nitrogen (2026) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi

  Investigate the effects of other factors such as climate change on tree growth and soil carbon storage, - Examine the relationships between tree growth, soil carbon storage, and other environmental factors, - Study the effects of different stand-density conditions on tree growth and soil carbon storage in other types of forests

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: investigate effects other factors climate change tree growth
• Impact of harvest intensity on ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal communities in forest soils (2026) · Functional Ecology · doi

  There is limited knowledge of how soil fungal communities respond to tree harvest intensity. Particularly, ectomycorrhizal fungal biomass and soil fungal community composition have been measured rarely for different tree harvest intensities.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there limited knowledge soil fungal communities respond tree
• Shifts in fungal community diversity and potential function under natural forest succession and planted forest restoration in the Kunyu Mountains, East China (2024) · Ecology and Evolution · cited 8× · doi

  However, little is known about the changes in fungal diversity and potential functions under the development of different vegetation types during natural (secondary forest succession) and anthropogenic (reforestation) forest restoration.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: forest little known changes fungal diversity potential functions development different vegetation types natural secondary succession
• Impact of harvest intensity on ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal communities in forest soils (2026) · Functional Ecology · doi

  Further research is needed to understand the long-term effects of tree harvest intensity on soil fungal communities - Studies should investigate the impact of tree harvest intensity on soil fungal communities in different forest types and regions - Research should focus on developing sustainable forest management practices that balance forest productivity, carbon storage, and resilience to climate extremes

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: further research needed understand long-term effects tree harvest

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