Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

Fungi play major roles in ecosystem processes, but the determinants of fungal diversity and biogeographic patterns remain poorly understood. Using DNA metabarcoding data from hundreds of globally distributed soil samples, we demonstrate that fungal richness is decoupled from plant diversity. The pla...

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Main Authors: Leho Tedersoo, Mohammad Bahram, Sergei Põlme, Urmas gKõljal, Nourou S. Yorou, Ravi Wijesundera, Luis Villarreal Ruiz, Aída M, Vasco-Palacios, Pham Quang Thu, Ave Suija, Matthew E. Smith, Sharp, Cathy, Erki Saluveer, Alessandro Saitta, Miguel Rosas, Taavi Riit, David Ratkowsky, Karin Pritsch, Kadri Põldmaa, Meike Piepenbring, Cherdchai Phosri, Marko Peterson, Kaarin Parts, Kadri Pärtel, Eveli Otsing, Eduardo Nouhra, André L. Njouonkou, R. Henrik Nilsson, Luis N. Morgado, Jordan Mayor, Tom W. May, Luiza Majuakim, D. Jean Lodge, Su, See Lee, Karl-Henrik Larsson, Petr Kohout, Kentaro, Hosaka, Indrek Hiiesalu, Terry W. Henkel, Helery Harend, Guo, Liang-dong, Alina Greslebin, Gwen Grelet, Jozsef Geml, Genevieve Gates, Dunstan, William, Dunk, Chris, Rein Drenkhan, Dearnaley, John, André De Kesel, Tan Dang, Xin Chen, Franz Buegger, Brearley, Francis Q., Bonito, Gregory, Sten Anslan, Abell, Sandra, Kessy Abarenkov
Format: Article
Language:aa
English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2014
Subjects:
QR100-130 Microbial ecology
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31682/1/Global%20diversity%20and%20geography%20of%20soil%20fungi_ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31682/3/Global%20diversity%20and%20geography%20of%20soil%20fungi_FULL%20TEXT.pdf
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Summary:Fungi play major roles in ecosystem processes, but the determinants of fungal diversity and biogeographic patterns remain poorly understood. Using DNA metabarcoding data from hundreds of globally distributed soil samples, we demonstrate that fungal richness is decoupled from plant diversity. The plant-to-fungus richness ratio declines exponentially toward the poles. Climatic factors, followed by edaphic and spatial variables, constitute the best predictors of fungal richness and community composition at the global scale. Fungi show similar latitudinal diversity gradients to other organisms, with several notable exceptions. These findings advance our understanding of global fungal diversity patterns and permit integration of fungi into a general macroecological framework.

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