A Closer Examination of the 'Abundant-Center' for Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community Associated With Picea crassifolia in China
A long-standing hypothesis in biogeography predicts that a species' abundance is highest at the center of its geographical range and decreases toward its edges. In this study, we test the of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities associated with , an endemic species widely distributed in nort...
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Published in | Frontiers in plant science Vol. 13; p. 759801 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
24.02.2022
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Summary: | A long-standing hypothesis in biogeography predicts that a species' abundance is highest at the center of its geographical range and decreases toward its edges. In this study, we test the
of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities associated with
, an endemic species widely distributed in northwest China. We analyzed the taxonomic richness and the relative abundance of ECM fungi in four main distribution areas, from center to edges. In total, 234 species of ECM fungi were detected, and of these, 137 species were shared among all four sites.
,
,
, and
were the dominant genera. ECM fungal richness and biodiversity were highest at the central and lower at peripheral sites. Our results indicated that ECM fungal species richness was consistent with the
, while the relative abundances of individual fungal genera shifted inconsistently across the plant's range. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Edited by: Luciano Kayser Vargas, Department of Agricultural Research and Diagnosis, State Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Brazil Reviewed by: Priscila Pauly Ribas, Samsung R&D Institute Brazil (SRBR), Brazil; Laura Bogar, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States This article was submitted to Plant Symbiotic Interactions, a section of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science |
ISSN: | 1664-462X 1664-462X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpls.2022.759801 |