01393nas a2200169   4500008004100000245015200041210006900193300001500262490000600277520073300283100001801016700001601034700001801050700001601068700001701084856012201101       2010                        eng d00aMulti-element fingerprinting and high throughput sequencing identify multiple elements that affect fungal communities in Quercus macrocarpa foliage0 aMultielement fingerprinting and high throughput sequencing ident  a1157 -11610 v53 aDiverse fungal mutualists, pathogens and saprobes colonize plant leaves. These fungi face a complex environment, in which stochastic dispersal interplays with abiotic and biotic filters. However, identification of the specific factors that drive the community assembly seems unattainable. We mined two broad data sets and identified chemical elements, to which dominant molecular operational taxonomic units (OTUs) in the foliage of a native tree respond most extremely. While many associations could be identified, potential complicating issues emerged. Those were related to unevenly distributed OTU frequency data, a large number of potentially explanatory variables, and the disproportionate effects of outlier observations.1 aJumpponen, A.1 aKeating, K.1 aGadbury, G.L.1 aJones, K.L.1 aMattox, J.D.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/multi-element-fingerprinting-and-high-throughput-sequencing-identify-multiple-elements