Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps
Alpine habitats are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to environmental change, however, little information is known about the drivers of plant–fungal interactions in these ecosystems and their resilience to climate change. We investigated the influence of the main drivers of ectomycorrhizal (EM)...
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ftroyalbotgarden:oai:hyku:e2bd8e1a-7ac2-4888-b6bc-42dc4a184394 2023-05-15T16:02:43+02:00 Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps Suz, Laura M. Arraiano‐Castilho, Ricardo Brunner, Ivano Bidartondo, Martin I. Mrak, Tanja Frey, Beat Niskanen, Tuula Zimmermann, Stephan Clarkson, James J. Senn‐Irlet, Beatrice Peintner, Ursula {"funder_name":"Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS","funder_doi":"10.13039/501100002428","funder_position":"1","funder_ror":"https://ror.org/059bp8k51","funder_award": "Programme P4‐0107" },{"funder_name":"Austrian Science Fund","funder_doi":"10.13039/501100004329","funder_position":"1","funder_isni":"0000 0001 1091 8438","funder_ror":"https://ror.org/013tf3c58","funder_award": "FWF ZFP310380 MICINSNOW" } 2020-11-30 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17033 unknown Wiley New Phytologist http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.17033 Dryas octopetala Alpine ecosystems Bistorta vivipara ectomycorrhizal fungi elevation gradients plant–fungal networks environmental drivers Salix herbacea Article 2020 ftroyalbotgarden https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17033 2022-07-27T18:24:33Z Alpine habitats are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to environmental change, however, little information is known about the drivers of plant–fungal interactions in these ecosystems and their resilience to climate change. We investigated the influence of the main drivers of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal communities along elevation and environmental gradients in the alpine zone of the European Alps and measured their degree of specialisation using network analysis. We sampled ectomycorrhizas of Dryas octopetala, Bistorta vivipara and Salix herbacea, and soil fungal communities at 28 locations across five countries, from the treeline to the nival zone. We found that: (1) EM fungal community composition, but not richness, changes along elevation, (2) there is no strong evidence of host specialisation, however, EM fungal networks in the alpine zone and within these, EM fungi associated with snowbed communities, are more specialised than in other alpine habitats, (3) plant host population structure does not influence EM fungal communities, and (4) most variability in EM fungal communities is explained by fine‐scale changes in edaphic properties, like soil pH and total nitrogen. The higher specialisation and narrower ecological niches of these plant–fungal interactions in snowbed habitats make these habitats particularly vulnerable to environmental change in alpine ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Dryas octopetala Salix herbacea Kew Research Repository New Phytologist 229 5 2901 2916 |
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Alpine habitats are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to environmental change, however, little information is known about the drivers of plant–fungal interactions in these ecosystems and their resilience to climate change. We investigated the influence of the main drivers of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal communities along elevation and environmental gradients in the alpine zone of the European Alps and measured their degree of specialisation using network analysis. We sampled ectomycorrhizas of Dryas octopetala, Bistorta vivipara and Salix herbacea, and soil fungal communities at 28 locations across five countries, from the treeline to the nival zone. We found that: (1) EM fungal community composition, but not richness, changes along elevation, (2) there is no strong evidence of host specialisation, however, EM fungal networks in the alpine zone and within these, EM fungi associated with snowbed communities, are more specialised than in other alpine habitats, (3) plant host population structure does not influence EM fungal communities, and (4) most variability in EM fungal communities is explained by fine‐scale changes in edaphic properties, like soil pH and total nitrogen. The higher specialisation and narrower ecological niches of these plant–fungal interactions in snowbed habitats make these habitats particularly vulnerable to environmental change in alpine ecosystems. |
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Suz, Laura M. Arraiano‐Castilho, Ricardo Brunner, Ivano Bidartondo, Martin I. Mrak, Tanja Frey, Beat Niskanen, Tuula Zimmermann, Stephan Clarkson, James J. Senn‐Irlet, Beatrice Peintner, Ursula |
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Suz, Laura M. Arraiano‐Castilho, Ricardo Brunner, Ivano Bidartondo, Martin I. Mrak, Tanja Frey, Beat Niskanen, Tuula Zimmermann, Stephan Clarkson, James J. Senn‐Irlet, Beatrice Peintner, Ursula |
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Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps |
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Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps |
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Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps |
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Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps |
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Habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps |
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habitat specialisation controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the european alps |
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