Range-expansion effects on the belowground plant microbiome
Range-expansion effects on the belowground plant microbiome
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DOI:
10.1038/s41559-019-0828-z
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发表时间:
2019-02
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16.8
通讯作者:
Kelly S. Ramirez;L. B. Snoek;L. B. Snoek;Kadri Koorem;S. Geisen;L. J. Bloem;F. C. Hooven;O. Kostenko-O
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Kelly S. Ramirez;L. B. Snoek;L. B. Snoek;Kadri Koorem;S. Geisen;L. J. Bloem;F. C. Hooven;O. Kostenko-O
Plant range expansion is occurring at a rapid pace, largely in response to human-induced climate warming. Although the movement of plants along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients is well-documented, effects on belowground microbial communities remain largely unknown. Furthermore, for range expansion, not all plant species are equal: in a new range, the relatedness between range-expanding plant species and native flora can influence plant–microorganism interactions. Here we use a latitudinal gradient spanning 3,000 km across Europe to examine bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere and surrounding soils of range-expanding plant species. We selected range-expanding plants with and without congeneric native species in the new range and, as a control, the congeneric native species, totalling 382 plant individuals collected across Europe. In general, the status of a plant as a range-expanding plant was a weak predictor of the composition of bacterial and fungal communities. However, microbial communities of range-expanding plant species became more similar to each other further from their original range. Range-expanding plants that were unrelated to the native community also experienced a decrease in the ratio of plant pathogens to symbionts, giving weak support to the enemy release hypothesis. Even at a continental scale, the effects of plant range expansion on the belowground microbiome are detectable, although changes to specific taxa remain difficult to decipher.