Nature Communications (May 2021)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide

  • Yonglin Zhong,
  • Chengjin Chu,
  • Jonathan A. Myers,
  • Gregory S. Gilbert,
  • James A. Lutz,
  • Jonas Stillhard,
  • Kai Zhu,
  • Jill Thompson,
  • Jennifer L. Baltzer,
  • Fangliang He,
  • Joseph A. LaManna,
  • Stuart J. Davies,
  • Kristina J. Aderson-Teixeira,
  • David F.R.P. Burslem,
  • Alfonso Alonso,
  • Kuo-Jung Chao,
  • Xugao Wang,
  • Lianming Gao,
  • David A. Orwig,
  • Xue Yin,
  • Xinghua Sui,
  • Zhiyao Su,
  • Iveren Abiem,
  • Pulchérie Bissiengou,
  • Norm Bourg,
  • Nathalie Butt,
  • Min Cao,
  • Chia-Hao Chang-Yang,
  • Wei-Chun Chao,
  • Hazel Chapman,
  • Yu-Yun Chen,
  • David A. Coomes,
  • Susan Cordell,
  • Alexandre A. de Oliveira,
  • Hu Du,
  • Suqin Fang,
  • Christian P. Giardina,
  • Zhanqing Hao,
  • Andrew Hector,
  • Stephen P. Hubbell,
  • David Janík,
  • Patrick A. Jansen,
  • Mingxi Jiang,
  • Guangze Jin,
  • David Kenfack,
  • Kamil Král,
  • Andrew J. Larson,
  • Buhang Li,
  • Xiankun Li,
  • Yide Li,
  • Juyu Lian,
  • Luxiang Lin,
  • Feng Liu,
  • Yankun Liu,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Fuchen Luan,
  • Yahuang Luo,
  • Keping Ma,
  • Yadvinder Malhi,
  • Sean M. McMahon,
  • William McShea,
  • Hervé Memiaghe,
  • Xiangcheng Mi,
  • Mike Morecroft,
  • Vojtech Novotny,
  • Michael J. O’Brien,
  • Jan den Ouden,
  • Geoffrey G. Parker,
  • Xiujuan Qiao,
  • Haibao Ren,
  • Glen Reynolds,
  • Pavel Samonil,
  • Weiguo Sang,
  • Guochun Shen,
  • Zhiqiang Shen,
  • Guo-Zhang Michael Song,
  • I-Fang Sun,
  • Hui Tang,
  • Songyan Tian,
  • Amanda L. Uowolo,
  • María Uriarte,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Xihua Wang,
  • Youshi Wang,
  • George D. Weiblen,
  • Zhihong Wu,
  • Nianxun Xi,
  • Wusheng Xiang,
  • Han Xu,
  • Kun Xu,
  • Wanhui Ye,
  • Mingjian Yu,
  • Fuping Zeng,
  • Minhua Zhang,
  • Yingming Zhang,
  • Li Zhu,
  • Jess K. Zimmerman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23236-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The relationship of mycorrhizal associations with latitudinal gradients in tree beta-diversity is unexplored. Using a global dataset approach, this study examines how trees with arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal associations contribute to latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and the environmental controls of these patterns.