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DOI 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.022
Title (Primary) Indicator species and co-occurrence in communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at the European scale
Author Bouffaud, M.-L.; Creamer, R.E.; Stone, D.; Plassart, P.; van Tuinen, D.; Lemanceau, P.; Wipf, D.; Redecker, D.
Source Titel Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Year 2016
Department BOOEK; iDiv
Volume 103
Page From 464
Page To 470
Language englisch
Keywords Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; ITS; 454 pyrosequencing; European scale
UFZ wide themes RU1
Abstract Utilizing a European transect of 54 soil samples, comprising of grasslands, arable and forest sites, we analyzed community composition of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF, Glomeromycota) using pyrosequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer region. We found a significant influence of environmental factors (soil pH and organic carbon or land use) on the community composition, but these factors did not fully explain the overall amount of AMF diversity. Geographical distance of sites also significantly affected community structure, indicating significant dispersal limitations of Glomeromycota at the European scale. Indicator species have been proposed by land use and physicochemical soil parameters. Generalist species were also identified, that were found occurring in a large proportion of the sample sites. By co-occurrence analysis of species pairs we show that, at this spatial scale, closely-related species are more likely to co-occur than distantly-related ones. This suggests that environmental filtering is a more dominant driving force in community assembly than fungal competition.
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Bouffaud, M.-L., Creamer, R.E., Stone, D., Plassart, P., van Tuinen, D., Lemanceau, P., Wipf, D., Redecker, D. (2016):
Indicator species and co-occurrence in communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at the European scale
Soil Biol. Biochem. 103 , 464 - 470 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.022