Hedgerows increase the diversity and modify the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
| Autor: | González Fradejas, Guillermo, García De León Hernández, David, Vasar, Martti, Koorem, Kadri, Zobel, Martin, Öpik, Maarja, Moora, Mari, Rey Benayas, José María |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Agricultural Belowground biodiversity Fungi Agriculture Biodiversity Plant Science General Medicine Environmental science Farmland Soil Conservation ecology Medio Ambiente Mycorrhizae Genetics AM fungi Molecular Biology Ecosystem Phylogeny Soil Microbiology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Horticultural crops |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00572-022-01090-5 |
| Popis: | Sustainable agriculture is essential to address global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Hedgerows enhance aboveground biodiversity and provide ecosystem services, but little is known about their impact on soil biota. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are one of the key components of belowground biodiversity. We compared the diversity and composition of AM fungal communities at four farmland sites located in Central Spain, where 132 soil samples in total were collected to assess soil physical and chemical properties and the AM fungal communities. We compared the richness (number of AM fungal taxa), taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity, and structure of the AM fungal communities across three farmland habitat types, namely hedgerows, woody crops (olive groves and vineyard), and herbaceous crops (barley, sunfower, and wheat). Our results showed positive efects of hedgerows on most diversity metrics. Almost 60% of the AM fungal taxa were shared among the three farmland habitat types. Hedgerows increased AM fungal taxonomic richness (31%) and alpha diversity (25%), and especially so compared to herbaceous crops (45% and 28%, respectively). Hedgerows harbored elevated proportions of AM fungi with non-ruderal life-history strategies. AM fungal communities were more similar between hedgerows and woody crops than between hedgerows and adjacent herbaceous crops, possibly because of diferences in tillage and fertilization. Unexpectedly, hedgerows reduced phylogenetic diversity, which might be related to more selective associations of AM fungi with woody plants than with herbaceous crops. Overall, the results suggest that planting hedgerows contributes to maintain belowground diversity. Thus, European farmers should plant more hedgerows to attain the goals of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional Comunidad de Madrid, REMEDINAL Universidad de Alcalá Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional-FEDER Estonian Research Council |
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