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{# e5 C, y( t. r- CForests accumulate and store large amounts of carbon (C), and a sub 6 k+ M. L% F, C. ]stantial fraction of this stock is contained in deadwood. This transient pool is subject/ i; h+ @" G3 R; [
to decomposition by deadwood-associated organisms, and in this process it contrib ' g. @4 [* }, t& qutes to CO2 . G( [. p" y0 _ c# q
emissions. Although fungi and bacteria are known to colonize dead 3 _/ U/ ?; S( ?9 S- wwood, little is known about the microbial processes that mediate carbon and nitro' b% ]& l1 i! v4 e; i# j c
gen (N) cycling in deadwood. In this study, using a combination of metagenomics,/ A4 E! u- @8 ?- q! t
metatranscriptomics, and nutrient flflux measurements, we demonstrate that the decom l" {7 R5 l6 M6 h5 h: X1 [4 sposition of deadwood reflflects the complementary roles played by fungi and bacteria.8 I( g: V0 O0 a! n$ J) P6 p8 h
Fungi were found to dominate the decomposition of deadwood and particularly its re" |: H" p" j1 C! h
calcitrant fractions, while several bacterial taxa participate in N accumulation in dead; a8 o- j5 p1 u* N) w0 X% O
wood through N fifixation, being dependent on fungal activity with respect to deadwood& I: g! M1 l5 \, L6 ~
colonization and C supply. Conversely, bacterial N fifixation helps to decrease the con 6 d3 T( i; x- _. B) G, q) ~% M& l) dstraints of deadwood decomposition for fungi. Both the CO2 efflflux and N accumulation; L. W% t; n/ k$ p |& J3 }
that are a result of a joint action of deadwood bacteria and fungi may be signifificant for; x, J9 {/ I9 A2 T0 V& @) I) O
nutrient cycling at ecosystem levels. Especially in boreal forests with low N stocks, dead& J' q+ Y: o" D8 U/ M/ T
wood retention may help to improve the nutritional status and fertility of soils. . `) ~3 \' `& g' E 9 @2 _& E$ ]9 v% @9 d- s+ J1 |2 ^# S. z $ s+ b( c7 N5 _