@article{Suz:2014:10.1111/mec.12947,
author = {Suz, LM and Barsoum, N and Benham, S and Dietrich, HP and Fetzer, KD and Fischer, R and García, P and Gehrman, J and Kristöfel, F and Manninger, M and Neagu, S and Nicolas, M and Oldenburger, J and Raspe, S and Sánchez, G and Schröck, HW and Schubert, A and Verheyen, K and Verstraeten, A and Bidartondo, MI},
doi = {10.1111/mec.12947},
journal = {Molecular Ecology},
pages = {5628--5644},
title = {Environmental drivers of ectomycorrhizal communities in Europe's temperate oak forests},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.12947},
volume = {23},
year = {2014}
}

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AB  - Ectomycorrhizal fungi are major ecological players in temperate forests but they are rarely used in measures of forest condition because large-scale, high-resolution, standardized and replicated belowground data is scarce. We carried out an analysis of ectomycorrhizas at 22 intensively-monitored long-term oak plots, across nine European countries, covering complex natural and anthropogenic environmental gradients. We found that at large scales mycorrhizal richness and evenness declined with decreasing soil pH and root density, and with increasing atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Shifts in mycorrhizas with different functional traits were detected; mycorrhizas with structures specialized for long-distance transport related differently to most environmental variables than those without. The dominant oak-specialist Lactarius quietus, with limited soil exploration, responds positively to increasing N inputs and decreasing pH. In contrast, Tricholoma, Cortinarius and Piloderma species, with medium-distance soil exploration, show a consistently negative response. We also determined N critical loads for moderate (9.5 - 13.5 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) ) and drastic (17 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) ) changes in belowground mycorrhizal root communities in temperate oak forests. Overall, we generated the first baseline data for ectomycorrhizal fungi in the oak forests sampled, identified nitrogen pollution as one of their major drivers at large scales, and revealed fungi that individually and/or in combination with others can be used as belowground indicators of environmental characteristics. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
AU  - Suz,LM
AU  - Barsoum,N
AU  - Benham,S
AU  - Dietrich,HP
AU  - Fetzer,KD
AU  - Fischer,R
AU  - García,P
AU  - Gehrman,J
AU  - Kristöfel,F
AU  - Manninger,M
AU  - Neagu,S
AU  - Nicolas,M
AU  - Oldenburger,J
AU  - Raspe,S
AU  - Sánchez,G
AU  - Schröck,HW
AU  - Schubert,A
AU  - Verheyen,K
AU  - Verstraeten,A
AU  - Bidartondo,MI
DO  - 10.1111/mec.12947
EP  - 5644
PY  - 2014///
SN  - 1365-294X
SP  - 5628
TI  - Environmental drivers of ectomycorrhizal communities in Europe's temperate oak forests
T2  - Molecular Ecology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.12947
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25277863
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.12947
VL  - 23
ER  - 

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