Factors in the distribution of mycorrhizal and soil fungi

D Janowski, T Leski - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil fungi are crucial microorganisms in the functioning of ecosystems. They shape the soil
properties, facilitate nutrient circulation, and assist with plant growth. However, their …

Dispersal of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: evidence and insights for ecological studies

C Paz, M Öpik, L Bulascoschi, CG Bueno, M Galetti - Microbial Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Dispersal is a critical ecological process that modulates gene flow and contributes to the
maintenance of genetic and taxonomic diversity within ecosystems. Despite an increasing …

The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography

JR Dickey, RA Swenie, SC Turner… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macroecological rules have been developed for plants and animals that describe large-
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …

Plant-symbiotic fungal diversity tracks variation in vegetation and the abiotic environment along an extended elevational gradient in the Himalayas

I Hiiesalu, J Schweichhart, R Angel… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can benefit plants under environmental stress, and
influence plant adaptation to warmer climates. However, very little is known about the …

Larger anammox granules not only harbor higher species diversity but also support more functional diversity

H Chen, T Liu, J Li, L Mao, J Ye, X Han… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Granule-based partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) represents one of the most energy-
efficient biotechniques for ammonium removal from wastewater. The PN/A granules appear …

First evidence for the joint dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi and plant diaspores by birds

M Correia, R Heleno, LP da Silva, JM Costa… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Seed dispersal allows plants to colonise new sites and escape from pathogens and
intraspecific competition, maintaining plant genetic diversity and regulating plant distribution …

A genus in the bacterial phylum Aquificota appears to be endemic to Aotearoa-New Zealand

JF Power, CR Carere, HE Welford, DT Hudson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Allopatric speciation has been difficult to examine among microorganisms, with prior reports
of endemism restricted to sub-genus level taxa. Previous microbial community analysis via …

The joint effect of host plant genetic diversity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities on restoration success

T Aavik, S Träger, M Zobel, O Honnay… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drastic loss in the area and quality of natural and semi‐natural habitats over the last
hundred years has placed biodiversity and related ecosystem functions under substantial …

Codependency between plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities: what is the evidence?

V Kokkoris, Y Lekberg, PM Antunes, C Fahey… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
That arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi covary with plant communities is clear, and many
papers report nonrandom associations between symbiotic partners. However, these studies …

Elevation and plant species identity jointly shape a diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in the High Arctic

PU Rasmussen, N Abrego, T Roslin, M Öpik… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge about the distribution and local diversity patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)
fungi are limited for extreme environments such as the Arctic, where most studies have …