ArticleNature communications2025
Global divergence in plant and mycorrhizal fungal diversity hotspots.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Litter quality outweighs climate in driving grassland root decomposition.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Pooled it
- Diversity and Distribution of Glomoid and Non-Glomoid Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated With Solanaceae.Journal of basic microbiology · 2026Article
- Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth and Competitive Ability ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Beneath the surface: non-target effects of multiple pesticides on the soil microbiome in organic and conventional agricultural European fields.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026Article
- Fungal diversity, ecology and functions in soil ecosystems.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Land Use Change Reshapes Climate-Driven Diversity Patterns of Tropical Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Environmental protection strategies often rely on aboveground biodiversity indicators for prioritising conservation efforts. However, substantial biodiversity exists belowground, and it remains unclear whether aboveground diversity hotspots are indicative of high soil biodiversity. Using geospatial layers of vascular plant, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and ectomycorrhizal fungi alpha diversity, we map plant-fungal diversity associations across different scales and evaluate evidence for potential correlation drivers. Plant-fungal diversity correlations are weak at the global scale but stronger at regional scales. Plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal correlations are generally negative in forest biomes and positive in grassland biomes, whereas plant-ectomycorrhizal fungal correlations are mostly positive or neutral. We find evidence that symbiosis strength, environmental covariation, and legacy effects all influence correlation patterns. Only 8.8% of arbuscular mycorrhizal and 1.5% of ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity hotspots overlap with plant hotspots, indicating that prioritising conservation based solely on aboveground diversity may fail to capture diverse belowground regions.
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