[Evolution of Soil Fungal Community with the Stand Aging of <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongolica</i> Forests in Semi-arid and Dry Sub-humid Regions].

To clarify the soil fungal community structure and functional groups associated with <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongolica</i> in semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions， soil fungi of different ages of <i>P. sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongolica</i> forests in the Mu Us Desert， Hulunbuir Desert， and Horqin Desert were selected as the research objects. Through field investigation and sampling， soil samples of middle-aged， near-mature， and mature forests were collected， and experimental methods such as high-throughput sequencing and soil physical and chemical analysis were used， combined with data analysis methods such as principal component analysis and canonical correspondence analysis， to analyze the composition and functional groups of soil fungi communities and their influencing factors. The results show that： ① There was no significant difference in the <i>α</i> diversity index of the soil fungi community in different climatic regions （<i>P</i>&gt;0.05）， but there was a significant difference in <i>β</i> diversity. ② There was no significant difference in the composition of the soil fungi community between natural forests and plantation forests of different ages in different climate zones. Soil fungi of the saprotrophic， symbiotrophic， and multi-trophic modes in different climatic regions had significant differences in middle and near-mature forests （<i>P</i>&lt;0.05） and no significant differences in mature forests （<i>P</i>&gt;0.05）， but there were still significant differences with natural forests （<i>P</i>&lt;0.05）. ③ The functional groups of soil fungi were affected by different factors at different scales. Sunshine duration， soil water content， and total nitrogen were the main driving factors of soil fungal communities and functional groups in semi-arid and sub-humid regions of <i>P.</i><i>sylvestris</i> forests. The main driving factors of soil fungal community functional groups were different in different climate zones. Soil nutrients （especially soil total potassium， soil organic matter， and soil total nitrogen） and climate factors （average annual rainfall and average annual sunshine duration） had significant effects on soil saprophytic and pathophytic fungi. The symbiotic fungi were less affected by environmental factors， and only average annual temperature had a certain effect on them. After introduction， different functional groups of soil fungi adapted to environmental changes with the growth of stand age， and the community composition gradually converged from the previous heterogeneity. The research results can provide theoretical basis for scientific management of <i>P. sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongolica</i> plantation in different climate regions.