Alternative stable states of the forest mycobiome are maintained through positive feedbacks.

Autor: Averill C; Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. colin.averill@usys.ethz.ch., Fortunel C; AMAP (botAnique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Montpellier, France., Maynard DS; Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland., van den Hoogen J; Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland., Dietze MC; Department of Earth & Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA., Bhatnagar JM; Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA., Crowther TW; Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature ecology & evolution [Nat Ecol Evol] 2022 Apr; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 375-382. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 24.
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01663-9
Abstrakt: Most trees on Earth form a symbiosis with either arbuscular mycorrhizal or ectomycorrhizal fungi. By forming common mycorrhizal networks, actively modifying the soil environment and other ecological mechanisms, these contrasting symbioses may generate positive feedbacks that favour their own mycorrhizal strategy (that is, the con-mycorrhizal strategy) at the expense of the alternative strategy. Positive con-mycorrhizal feedbacks set the stage for alternative stable states of forests and their fungi, where the presence of different forest mycorrhizal strategies is determined not only by external environmental conditions but also mycorrhiza-mediated feedbacks embedded within the forest ecosystem. Here, we test this hypothesis using thousands of US forest inventory sites to show that arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal tree recruitment and survival exhibit positive con-mycorrhizal density dependence. Data-driven simulations show that these positive feedbacks are sufficient in magnitude to generate and maintain alternative stable states of the forest mycobiome. Given the links between forest mycorrhizal strategy and carbon sequestration potential, the presence of mycorrhizal-mediated alternative stable states affects how we forecast forest composition, carbon sequestration and terrestrial climate feedbacks.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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