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Journal article
Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities
Science Advances, Vol.11(24), pp.1-13
2025
PMID: 40512852
Abstract
Unraveling the mechanisms underlying the maintenance of species diversity is a central pursuit in ecology. It has been hypothesized that ectomycorrhizal (EcM) in contrast to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can reduce tree species diversity in local communities, which remains to be tested at the global scale. To address this gap, we analyzed global forest inventory data and revealed that the relationship between tree species richness and EcM tree proportion varied along environmental gradients. Specifically, the relationship is more negative at low latitudes and in moist conditions but is unimodal at high latitudes and in arid conditions. The negative association of EcM tree proportion on species diversity at low latitudes and in humid conditions is likely due to more negative plant-soil microbial interactions in these regions. These findings extend our knowledge on the mechanisms shaping global patterns in plant species diversity from a belowground view.
Details
- Title
- Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities
- Authors
- Feng Jiang - Peking UniversityXucai Pu - Peking UniversityBernhard Schmid - University of ZurichPeter B Reich - University of MichiganJingjing Liang (Corresponding Author) - Purdue University West LafayetteAkane O Abbasi - Purdue University West LafayetteJesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez - University of OxfordAngelica Maria Almeyda Zambrano - University of FloridaJan Altman - Czech University of Life Sciences PragueJuan Gabriel Álvarez-González - Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaLuciana F Alves - University of California, Los AngelesBienvenu H K Amani - Université Nangui AbrogouaChristian Ammer - University of GöttingenGerardo A Aymard - Jardín Botánico de Bogotá José Celestino MutisNaveen Babu Kanda - French Institute of PondicherryMeredith L Bastian - Duke UniversityJean-Francois Bastin - Gembloux Agro-Bio TechMarijn Bauters - Ghent UniversityPascal Boeckx - Ghent UniversitySvetlana N Bondarchuk - Sikhote-Alin Nature ReserveAlexander Bondarev - Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russian)Francis Q Brearley - Manchester Metropolitan UniversitySophie Brennan - Newcastle UniversityJaime Briseño-Reyes - Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoEben N Broadbent - University of FloridaGoran Češljar - Institute of ForestryHan Y H Chen - University of MichiganChelsea Chisholm - ETH ZurichWookJin Choi - Purdue University West LafayetteEmil Cienciala - Instituto de Investigación en Cambio GlobalConnie J Clark - Duke UniversityAlessio Collalti - National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, ItalyJosé Javier Corral-Rivas - Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoJavid Ahmad Dar - SRM UniversitySelvadurai Dayanandan - Concordia UniversitySergio de-Miguel - Forest Science and Technology Centre of CataloniaAshaq Ahmad Dar - Pondicherry UniversityGéraldine Derroire - Université des AntillesIlija Djordjevic - Institute of ForestryTran Van Do - Vietnamese Academy of Forest SciencesJiří Doležal - University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceAurélie Dourdain - Université des AntillesTeresa Eyre - Queensland HerbariumAdandé Belarmain Fandohan - Université d'Agriculture de KétouLorenzo Frizzera - Fondazione Edmund MachRoberto Cazzolla Gatti - University of BolognaDamiano Gianelle - Fondazione Edmund MachM Socorro González Elizondo - Instituto Politécnico NacionalElisa Grieco - Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the MediterraneanDavid J Harris - Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghAndy Hector - University of OxfordBruno Hérault - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementCang Hui - African Institute for Mathematical SciencesNobuo Imai - Tokyo University of AgricultureAndrzej M Jagodziński - University of Life Sciences in PoznańChengjun Ji - Peking UniversityLin Jiang - Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarlos A Joly - Ecosystem (Spain)Viktor N Karminov - Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityKuswata Kartawinata - Field Museum of Natural HistoryJustin N Kassi - Université Félix Houphouët-BoignyElizabeth Kearsley - Ghent UniversityGunnar Keppel - University of South AustraliaMohammed Latif Khan - Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversityCarine Klauberg - University of FloridaKirill A Korznikov - Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesSubashree Kothandaraman - SRM UniversityFlorian Kraxner - International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisLeonid Krivobokov - Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesDmitry Kucher - Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaAmit Kumar - Purdue University West LafayetteAnna Kvashnina - Zapovednik Denezjkin Kamen (Russia)Gaia Vaglio Laurin - National Research CouncilRodrigo Vieira Leite - Goddard Space Flight CenterMoses B Libalah - University of Yaoundé IEkaterina S Lonkina - State Nature Reserve "Bastak" (Russia)Huicui Lu - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityShan Luo - University of LiverpoolYuan Luo - Peking UniversityEmma Mackintosh - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringAndrew R Marshall - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Research InstituteRodolfo Vásquez Martínez - Jardín Botánico de Missouri (Pasco, Peru)Radim Matula - Czech University of Life Sciences PragueWilliam McDonald - Queensland HerbariumAyyappan Narayanan - French Institute of PondicherryMaría Guadalupe Nava-Miranda - Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoJagadeesan Naveenkumar - Pondicherry UniversityAbel Monteagudo Mendoza - National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in CuzcoStanisław Miścicki - Warsaw University of Life SciencesTatyana Moskalyuk - Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesLiudmila Mukhortova - Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesSharif A Mukul - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research CentreGert-Jan Nabuurs - Wageningen University & ResearchVictor J Neldner - Queensland HerbariumRadovan Nevenic - Institute of ForestryAnny E N'Guessan - UFR Biosciences, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastMichael Ngugi - Queensland HerbariumAlain Paquette - Université du Québec à MontréalElena I Parfenova - Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesMarc Parren - Wageningen University & ResearchSee article for complete list of authors (Author)
- Publication details
- Science Advances, Vol.11(24), pp.1-13
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1126/sciadv.adt5743
- ISSN
- 2375-2548
- PMID
- 40512852
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2025 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY).
- Data Availability
- All data needed to evaluate the conclusions in the paper are present in the paper and/or the Supplementary Materials. Original data used in the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI) are subject to restrictions set by the plot data owners. As a result, researchers interested in accessing the data are required to submit data requests through the GFBI platform via Science-i (https://science-i.org/). Access to the data will be granted upon approval from the respective data contributors.
- Grant note
- See article text for full funder list.
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991136405802621
- Output Type
- Journal article