ArticleCommunications biology2023
Mycorrhizal feedbacks influence global forest structure and diversity.
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Camille S DelavauxETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland. camille.delavaux@usys.ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8340-2173
Joseph A LaMannaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8229-7973
Jonathan A MyersDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2058-8468
Richard P PhillipsDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1345-4138
Salomón AguilarForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama.
David AllenDepartment of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9603
Alfonso AlonsoCenter for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6860-8432
Kristina J Anderson-TeixeiraForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-9713
Matthew E BakerGeography & Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jennifer L BaltzerBiology Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-5928
Pulchérie BissiengouHerbier National du Gabon, Institut de Pharmacopée et de Médecine Traditionelle, Libreville, Gabon.
Mariana BonfimDepartment of Biology, Temple Ambler Field Station, Temple University, Ambler, PA, USA.
Norman A BourgConservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, USA.
Warren Y BrockelmanNational Biobank of Thailand, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khlong Nueng, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
David F R P BurslemSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-0990
Li-Wan ChangTaiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yang ChenState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology/School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jyh-Min ChiangDepartment of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC.
Chengjin ChuSchool of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-449X
Keith ClayDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3956-0887
Susan CordellInstitute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4840-8921
Mary CorteseDepartment of Biology, Temple Ambler Field Station, Temple University, Ambler, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6935-4809
Jan den OudenDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Christopher DickDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-9137
Sisira EdiriweeraDepartment of Science and Technology, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Erle C EllisGeography & Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-3362
Anna FeistnerGabon Biodiversity Program, Center for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Gamba, Gabon.
Amy L FreestoneDepartment of Biology, Temple Ambler Field Station, Temple University, Ambler, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4899-6682
Thomas GiambellucaUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, 1910 East-West Rd., Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6798-3780
Christian P GiardinaInstitute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, HI, USA.
Gregory S GilbertEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-9903
Fangliang HeDepartment of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-4849
Jan HolíkDepartment of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Průhonice, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-9689
Robert W HoweDepartment of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-4981
Walter Huaraca HuascaEnvironmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Stephen P HubbellDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Faith InmanDepartment of Biology, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, USA.
Patrick A JansenForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4660-0314
Daniel J JohnsonSchool of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-2143
Kamil KralDepartment of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Průhonice, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3848-2119
Andrew J LarsonDepartment of Forest Management, W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-7569
Creighton M LittonUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, 1910 East-West Rd., Honolulu, HI, USA.
James A LutzThe Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-0710
Yadvinder MalhiEnvironmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3503-4783
Krista McGuireDepartment of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
Sean M McMahonForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-6908
William J McSheaConservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, USA.
Hervé MemiagheDepartment of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
Anuttara NathalangNational Biobank of Thailand, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khlong Nueng, Pathum Thani, Thailand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-0289
Natalia NordenPrograma Ciencias de la Biodiversidad, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-312X
Vojtech NovotnyBiology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Budějovice, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7918-8023
Michael J O'BrienEstación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Almería, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-8423
David A OrwigHarvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-3560
Rebecca OstertagDepartment of Biology, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5747-3285
Geoffrey G 'Jess' ParkerForest Ecology Group, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, NJ, USA.
Rolando PérezForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama.
Glen ReynoldsThe Royal Society SEARRP (UK/Malaysia), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Sabrina E RussoSchool of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6788-2410
Lawren SackDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7009-7202
Pavel ŠamonilDepartment of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Průhonice, Czech Republic.
I-Fang SunDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9749-8324
Mark E SwansonSchool of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Jill ThompsonUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bailrigg, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-2593
Maria UriarteDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0484-0758
John VandermeerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Xihua WangTiantong National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Ian WareU.S. Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Hilo, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-5653
George D WeiblenDepartment of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Amy WolfDepartment of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI, USA.
Shu-Hui WuBotanical Garden Division, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC.
Jess K ZimmermanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Thomas LauberETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-432X
Daniel S MaynardETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland.
Thomas W CrowtherETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-8913
Colin AverillETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4035-7760
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Abstract
One mechanism proposed to explain high species diversity in tropical systems is strong negative conspecific density dependence (CDD), which reduces recruitment of juveniles in proximity to conspecific adult plants. Although evidence shows that plant-specific soil pathogens can drive negative CDD, trees also form key mutualisms with mycorrhizal fungi, which may counteract these effects. Across 43 large-scale forest plots worldwide, we tested whether ectomycorrhizal tree species exhibit weaker negative CDD than arbuscular mycorrhizal tree species. We further tested for conmycorrhizal density dependence (CMDD) to test for benefit from shared mutualists. We found that the strength of CDD varies systematically with mycorrhizal type, with ectomycorrhizal tree species exhibiting higher sapling densities with increasing adult densities than arbuscular mycorrhizal tree species. Moreover, we found evidence of positive CMDD for tree species of both mycorrhizal types. Collectively, these findings indicate that mycorrhizal interactions likely play a foundational role in global forest diversity patterns and structure.
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