Conversion of peat swamp forest to oil palm cultivation reduces the diversity and abundance of macrofungi

• Main Authors: Rajihan, Siti Noor Shuhada, Salim, Sabiha, Nobilly, Frisco, Lechner, Alex Mark, Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88265/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88265/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419309448

Deforestation of tropical peat swamp forests is rapidly taking place across Southeast Asia to make way for agricultural expansion. Within forest ecosystems, macrofungi play a vital role, including wood decomposition and nutrient cycles. To reveal the effects of deforestation and land cover conversio...