ArticleNature communications2021
Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide.
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Yonglin ZhongDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-4601
Chengjin ChuDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, . chuchjin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-449X
Jonathan A MyersDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2058-8468
Gregory S GilbertDepartment of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-9903
James A LutzWildland Resources Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-0710
Jonas StillhardSwiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Forest Resources and Management, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8850-4817
Kai ZhuDepartment of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1587-3317
Jill ThompsonUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Bush Estate, Midlothian, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-2593
Jennifer L BaltzerBiology Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-5928
Fangliang HeDepartment of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-4849
Joseph A LaMannaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8229-7973
Stuart J DaviesForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
Kristina J Aderson-TeixeiraForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-9713
David F R P BurslemSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-0990
Alfonso AlonsoCenter for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6860-8432
Kuo-Jung ChaoInternational Master Program of Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University.
Xugao WangCAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-8852
Lianming GaoCAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-2658
David A OrwigHarvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-3560
Xue YinDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.
Xinghua SuiDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.
Zhiyao SuCollege of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University.
Iveren AbiemDepartment of Plant Science and Technology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0925-0618
Pulchérie BissiengouInstitut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Libreville, Gabon.
Norm BourgConservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, VA, USA.
Nathalie ButtSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-6191
Min CaoCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Chia-Hao Chang-YangDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3635-4946
Wei-Chun ChaoDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University.
Hazel ChapmanSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8509-703X
Yu-Yun ChenDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University.
David A CoomesDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Susan CordellInstitute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, Hawaii, USA.
Alexandre A de OliveiraDepartamento Ecologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Hu DuKey Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Suqin FangDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-4640
Christian P GiardinaInstitute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, Hawaii, USA.
Zhanqing HaoSchool of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University.
Andrew HectorDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-7716
Stephen P HubbellDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
David JaníkDepartment of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Patrick A JansenForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4660-0314
Mingxi JiangKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Guangze JinCenter for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University.
David KenfackForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-3388
Kamil KrálDepartment of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Andrew J LarsonWilderness Institute and Department of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.
Buhang LiDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.
Xiankun LiGuangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Yide LiResearch Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Juyu LianKey Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Luxiang LinCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Feng LiuThe Administrative Bureau of Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve.
Yankun LiuHeilongjiang Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Forestry Ecological Engineering, Heilongjiang Forestry Engineering and Environment Institute.
Yu LiuECNU-Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Study, Tiantong National Station for Forest Ecosystem Research, East China Normal University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9869-2735
Fuchen LuanGuangdong Chebaling National Nature Reserve.
Yahuang LuoCAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0073-419X
Keping MaState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9112-5340
Yadvinder MalhiEnvironmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3503-4783
Sean M McMahonForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-6908
William McSheaConservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, VA, USA.
Hervé MemiagheInstitut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Libreville, Gabon.
Xiangcheng MiState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2971-5881
Mike MorecroftNatural England, York, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7978-5554
Vojtech NovotnyBiology Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology and the University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovicve, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7918-8023
Michael J O'BrienÁrea de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-8423
Jan den OudenForest Ecology and Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1518-2460
Geoffrey G ParkerForest Ecology Group, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.
Xiujuan QiaoKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Haibao RenState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8955-301X
Glen ReynoldsSoutheast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership, Danum Valley Field Centre, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Pavel SamonilDepartment of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Weiguo SangCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-896X
Guochun ShenZhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University.
Zhiqiang ShenDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.
Guo-Zhang Michael SongDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation, National Chung Hsing University.
I-Fang SunDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University.
Hui TangDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.
Songyan TianHeilongjiang Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Forestry Ecological Engineering, Heilongjiang Forestry Engineering and Environment Institute.
Amanda L UowoloInstitute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, Hawaii, USA.
María UriarteDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0484-0758
Bin WangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Xihua WangZhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University.
Youshi WangDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.
George D WeiblenDepartment of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Zhihong WuGuangdong Chebaling National Nature Reserve.
Nianxun XiDepartment of Ecology, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1711-3875
Wusheng XiangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Han XuResearch Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Kun XuYunnan Lijiang Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Kunming Instituted of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Wanhui YeKey Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Mingjian YuMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University.
Fuping ZengKey Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Minhua ZhangECNU-Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Study, Tiantong National Station for Forest Ecosystem Research, East China Normal University.
Yingming ZhangGuangdong Chebaling National Nature Reserve.
Li ZhuState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Jess K ZimmermanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA.
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Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) associations are critical for host-tree performance. However, how mycorrhizal associations correlate with the latitudinal tree beta-diversity remains untested. Using a global dataset of 45 forest plots representing 2,804,270 trees across 3840 species, we test how AM and EcM trees contribute to total beta-diversity and its components (turnover and nestedness) of all trees. We find AM rather than EcM trees predominantly contribute to decreasing total beta-diversity and turnover and increasing nestedness with increasing latitude, probably because wide distributions of EcM trees do not generate strong compositional differences among localities. Environmental variables, especially temperature and precipitation, are strongly correlated with beta-diversity patterns for both AM trees and all trees rather than EcM trees. Results support our hypotheses that latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and environmental effects on these patterns are highly dependent on mycorrhizal types. Our findings highlight the importance of AM-dominated forests for conserving global forest biodiversity.
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