Trait-based aerial dispersal of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

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Dispersal is a key process driving local-scale community assembly and global-scale biogeography of plant symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal communities. A trait-based approach could improve predictions regarding how AM fungal aerial dispersal varies by species. We conducted month-long collections of aerial AM fungi for 12 consecutive months in an urban mesic environment at heights of 20 m. We measured morphological functional traits of collected spores and assessed aerial AM fungal community structure both morphologically and with high-throughput sequencing. Large numbers of AM fungal spores were present in the air over the course of one year and these spores exhibited traits that facilitate aerial dispersal. Measured aerial spores were smaller than average for Glomeromycotinan fungi. Trait-based predictions indicate that nearly 1/3 of described species from diverse genera demonstrate the potential for aerial dispersal. Diversity of aerial AM fungi was relatively high (20 spore species and 17 virtual taxa) and both spore abundance and community structure shifted temporally. The prevalence of aerial dispersal in AM fungi is perhaps greater than previously indicated and a hypothesized model of AM fungal aerial dispersal mechanisms is presented. Anthropogenic soil impacts may liberate AM fungal propagules initiating the dispersal of ruderal species.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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The New phytologist - (2020) vom: 18. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chaudhary, V Bala [VerfasserIn]
Nolimal, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Sosa-Hernández, Moisés A [VerfasserIn]
Egan, Cameron [VerfasserIn]
Kastens, Jude [VerfasserIn]

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Community
Functional traits
Journal Article
Movement ecology
Mycorrhiza
Spore size
Symbiosis

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Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/nph.16667

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NLM310044707