ArticleEnvironmental microbiology2020
Unraveling spatiotemporal variability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a temperate grassland plot.
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- Uncovering the Role of Land Use Intensity in Shaping Forest and Grassland-Specific Soil Fungal Communities.Environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Within-Site Variations in Soil Physicochemical Properties Explained the Spatiality and Cohabitation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Roots of Cryptomeria Japonica.Microbial ecology · 2024Article
- Year-round dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in the roots and surrounding soils of Cryptomeria japonica.Mycorrhiza · 2024Article
- Spatial distribution and drivers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the Tibetan Plateau.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Paired Root-Soil Samples and Metabarcoding Reveal Taxon-Based Colonization Strategies in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Communities in Japanese Cedar and Cypress Stands.Microbial ecology · 2023Article
- Disentangling arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria at the soil-root interface.Mycorrhiza · 2023Review
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- Molecular Diversity and Distribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi at Different Elevations in Mt. Taibai of Qinling Mountain.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Early stage root-Associated fungi show a high temporal turnover, but Are independent of beech progeny.Microorganisms · 2020Article
- Stochastic Dispersal Rather Than Deterministic Selection Explains the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Soil Bacteria in a Temperate Grassland.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Soils provide a heterogeneous environment varying in space and time; consequently, the biodiversity of soil microorganisms also differs spatially and temporally. For soil microbes tightly associated with plant roots, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), the diversity of plant partners and seasonal variability in trophic exchanges between the symbionts introduce additional heterogeneity. To clarify the impact of such heterogeneity, we investigated spatiotemporal variation in AMF diversity on a plot scale (10 × 10 m) in a grassland managed at low intensity in southwest Germany. AMF diversity was determined using 18S rDNA pyrosequencing analysis of 360 soil samples taken at six time points within a year. We observed high AMF alpha- and beta-diversity across the plot and at all investigated time points. Relationships were detected between spatiotemporal variation in AMF OTU richness and plant species richness, root biomass, minimal changes in soil texture and pH. The plot was characterized by high AMF turnover rates with a positive spatiotemporal relationship for AMF beta-diversity. However, environmental variables explained only ≈20% of the variation in AMF communities. This indicates that the observed spatiotemporal richness and community variability of AMF was largely independent of the abiotic environment, but related to plant properties and the cooccurring microbiome.
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