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Soil and root nutrient chemistry structure root‐associated fungal assemblages in temperate forests
Author(s) -
Nguyen Dung Quang,
Schneider Dominik,
Brinkmann Nicole,
Song Bin,
Janz Dennis,
Schöning Ingo,
Daniel Rolf,
Pena Rodica,
Polle Andrea
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.954
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1462-2920
pISSN - 1462-2912
DOI - 10.1111/1462-2920.15037
Subject(s) - biology , abiotic component , nutrient , temperate forest , temperate climate , context (archaeology) , community structure , ecosystem , ecology , temperate rainforest , biotic component , botany , taxon , paleontology
Summary Root‐associated fungi (RAF) link nutrient fluxes between soil and roots and thus play important roles in ecosystem functioning. To enhance our understanding of the factors that control RAF, we fitted statistical models to explain variation in RAF community structure using data from 150 temperate forest sites covering a broad range of environmental conditions and chemical root traits. We found that variation in RAF communities was related to both root traits (e.g., cations, carbohydrates, NO 3 − ) and soil properties (pH, cations, moisture, C/N). The identified drivers were the combined result of distinct response patterns of fungal taxa (determined at the rank of orders) to biotic and abiotic factors. Our results support that RAF community variation is related to evolutionary adaptedness of fungal lineages and consequently, drivers of RAF communities are context‐dependent.