Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

Leho Tedersoo(University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden), Mohammad Bahram(University of Tartu), Sergei Põlme(University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden), Urmas Kõljalg(University of Tartu), Nourou S. Yorou(Université de Parakou), Ravi Wijesundera(University of Colombo), Luis Villarreal‐Ruiz(Colegio de Postgraduados), Aída M. Vasco‐Palacios(Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), Phạm Quang Thu(Forest Industry Research Institute), Ave Suija(University of Tartu), Matthew E. Smith(University of Florida), Cathy Sharp, Erki Saluveer(University of Tartu), Alessandro Saitta(University of Palermo), Miguel Rosas(Goethe University Frankfurt), Taavi Riit(University of Tartu), David A. Ratkowsky(University of Tasmania), Karin Pritsch(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Kadri Põldmaa(University of Tartu), Meike Piepenbring(Goethe University Frankfurt), Cherdchai Phosri(Nakhon Phanom University), Marko Peterson(University of Tartu), Kaarin Parts(University of Tartu), Kadri Pärtel(University of Tartu), Eveli Otsing(University of Tartu), Eduardo Nouhra(Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal), André Ledoux Njouonkou(University of Bamenda), R. Henrik Nilsson(University of Gothenburg), Luis N. Morgado(Naturalis Biodiversity Center), Jordan R. Mayor(Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Tom W. May(Royal Botanic Garden Sydney), Luiza Majuakim(Universiti of Malaysia Sabah), D. Jean Lodge(US Forest Service), Su See Lee(Forest Research Institute Malaysia), Karl-Henrik Larsson(University of Oslo), Petr Kohout(University of Tartu), Kentaro Hosaka(National Museum of Nature and Science), Indrek Hiiesalu(University of Tartu), Terry W. Henkel(Cal Poly Humboldt), Helery Harend(University of Tartu), Liang‐Dong Guo(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Alina G. Greslebin(National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco), Gwen Grelet(Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research), József Geml(Naturalis Biodiversity Center), Genevieve Gates(University of Tasmania), W. Dunstan(Murdoch University), Chris R. Dunk(Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Rein Drenkhan(Estonian University of Life Sciences), John Dearnaley(University of Southern Queensland), André De Kesel(Meise Botanic Garden), Tan Dang(Forest Industry Research Institute), Xin Chen(Zhejiang University), Franz Buegger(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Francis Q. Brearley(Manchester Metropolitan University), Gregory Bonito(Royal Botanic Garden Sydney), Sten Anslan(University of Tartu), Sandra E. Abell-Davis(James Cook University), Kessy Abarenkov(University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden)
Science
November 28, 2014
10.1126/science.1256688
Cited by 3,622Open Access
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Abstract

Fungi play major roles in ecosystem processes, but the determinants of fungal diversity and biogeographic patterns remain poorly understood. Using DNA metabarcoding data from hundreds of globally distributed soil samples, we demonstrate that fungal richness is decoupled from plant diversity. The plant-to-fungus richness ratio declines exponentially toward the poles. Climatic factors, followed by edaphic and spatial variables, constitute the best predictors of fungal richness and community composition at the global scale. Fungi show similar latitudinal diversity gradients to other organisms, with several notable exceptions. These findings advance our understanding of global fungal diversity patterns and permit integration of fungi into a general macroecological framework.

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