Upgrading protected areas to conserve wild biodiversity

RM Pringle - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
International agreements mandate the expansion of Earth's protected-area network as a
bulwark against the continued extinction of wild populations, species, and ecosystems. Yet …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities and global change: an uncertain future

TEA Cotton - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are amongst the most common and functionally important
symbionts of terrestrial plants and are highly likely to be affected by global change. The …

Trait‐based aerial dispersal of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

VB Chaudhary, S Nolimal… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal is a key process driving local‐scale community assembly and global‐scale
biogeography of plant symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal communities. A trait …

Mycorrhizas induce diverse responses of root TIP aquaporin gene expression to drought stress in trifoliate orange

H Jia-Dong, D Tao, W Hui-Hui, Z Ying-Ning… - Scientia …, 2019 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance plant tolerance to drought stress (DS),
while it is unclear whether aquaporins take part in the AMF-modulated mechanisms. In this …

Abiotic rather than biotic filtering shapes the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities of European seminatural grasslands

M Van Geel, H Jacquemyn, J Plue, L Saar… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although it is well known that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a key role in the
functioning of natural ecosystems, the underlying drivers determining the composition of …

Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes

S Timóteo, M Correia, S Rodríguez-Echeverría… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Species interaction networks are traditionally explored as discrete entities with well-defined
spatial borders, an oversimplification likely impairing their applicability. Using a multilayer …

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 …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and soil respond differently to biotic and abiotic factors in the Serengeti

BM Stevens, JR Propster, M Öpik, GWT Wilson… - Mycorrhiza, 2020 - Springer
This study explores the relationships of AM fungal abundance and diversity with biotic (host
plant, ungulate grazing) and abiotic (soil properties, precipitation) factors in the Serengeti …

The role of soil chemistry and plant neighbourhoods in structuring fungal communities in three Panamanian rainforests

T Schappe, FE Albornoz, BL Turner, A Neat… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi play critical roles in ecosystem processes and interact with plant communities in
mutualistic, pathogenic, and commensal ways. Fungal communities are thought to depend …

Diversity and community structure of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi in European bogs and heathlands across a gradient of nitrogen deposition

M Van Geel, H Jacquemyn, G Peeters… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the ecological significance of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, little is known about the
abiotic and biotic factors driving their diversity and community composition. To determine the …