Trade-Offs Between Growth Rate and Other Fungal Traits

If we better understand how fungal responses to global change are governed by their traits, can improve predictions of community composition and ecosystem function. Specifically, examine trade-offs among in which the allocation finite resources toward one trait reduces investment others. We hypothesized that traits relating rapid growth, resource capture, stress tolerance sort species into discrete life history strategies. used Biolog Filamentous Fungi database calculate maximum growth rates 37 then compared them functional from fun database. In partial support our hypothesis, rate displayed a negative relationship with related capture. Moreover, positive amino acid permease, forming putative Fast Growth strategy. A second strategy is characterized between extracellular enzymes, including cellobiohydrolase 6, 7, crystalline cellulase AA9, lignin peroxidase. These enzymes were negatively chitosanase 8, an enzyme break down derivative chitin. Chitosanase 8 many cluster separately, Blended certain fast traits. relationships complement previously explored microbial frameworks, such as Competitor-Stress Tolerator-Ruderal Yield-Resource Acquisition-Stress Tolerance schemes.