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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses
Nature, Volume 569, No. 7756, Year 2019
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The identity of the dominant root-associated microbial symbionts in a forest determines the ability of trees to access limiting nutrients from atmospheric or soil pools1,2, sequester carbon3,4 and withstand the effects of climate change5,6. Characterizing the global distribution of these symbioses and identifying the factors that control this distribution are thus integral to understanding the present and future functioning of forest ecosystems. Here we generate a spatially explicit global map of the symbiotic status of forests, using a database of over 1.1 million forest inventory plots that collectively contain over 28,000 tree species. Our analyses indicate that climate variables—in particular, climatically controlled variation in the rate of decomposition—are the primary drivers of the global distribution of major symbioses. We estimate that ectomycorrhizal trees, which represent only 2% of all plant species7, constitute approximately 60% of tree stems on Earth. Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis dominates forests in which seasonally cold and dry climates inhibit decomposition, and is the predominant form of symbiosis at high latitudes and elevation. By contrast, arbuscular mycorrhizal trees dominate in aseasonal, warm tropical forests, and occur with ectomycorrhizal trees in temperate biomes in which seasonally warm-and-wet climates enhance decomposition. Continental transitions between forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal or arbuscular mycorrhizal trees occur relatively abruptly along climate-driven decomposition gradients; these transitions are probably caused by positive feedback effects between plants and microorganisms. Symbiotic nitrogen fixers—which are insensitive to climatic controls on decomposition (compared with mycorrhizal fungi)—are most abundant in arid biomes with alkaline soils and high maximum temperatures. The climatically driven global symbiosis gradient that we document provides a spatially explicit quantitative understanding of microbial symbioses at the global scale, and demonstrates the critical role of microbial mutualisms in shaping the distribution of plant species. © 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Steidinger, Brian S.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Crowther, Thomas Ward
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Liang, Jingjing
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
China, Beijing
Beijing Forestry University
van Nuland, Michael E.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Werner, Gijsbert D.A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Reich, Peter B.
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Nabuurs, Gert Jan (g J.).
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
de-Miguel, Sergio
Spain, Lleida
Agrotecnio Centre de Recerca en Agrotecnologia
Spain, Solsona
Centre Tecnológic Forestal de Catalunya
Zhou, Mo
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Picard, Nicolas
Italy, Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Herault, Bruno
France, Montpellier
Forêts et Sociétés
Cote D'ivoire
National Polytechnic Institute Inp-hb
Zhao, Xiuhai
China, Beijing
Beijing Forestry University
Zhang, Chunyu
China, Beijing
Beijing Forestry University
Routh, Devin
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Peay, Kabir G.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Abegg, Meinrad
Switzerland, Birmensdorf
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt Für Wald, Schnee Und Landschaft Wsl
Adou Yao, Constant Yves
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Alberti, Giorgio
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Almeyda Zambrano, Angélica M.
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Alvarez-Davila, Esteban
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Álvarez-Loayza, Patricia
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Alves, Luciana Ferreira
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Ammer, Christian
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Antón-Fernández, C.
Norway, As
Norsk Institutt for Bioøkonomi
Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Arroyo, Luzmila P.
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Avitabile, Valerio
Belgium, Brussels
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Aymard, Gerardo Antonio C.
Unknown Affiliation
Baker, Timothy R.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Balazy, Radomir
Poland, Warsaw
Instytut Badawczy Leŝnictwa
Bánki, Olaf S.
Netherlands, Leiden
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Barroso, J. Gonçalves
Brazil, Rio Branco
Universidade Federal do Acre
Bastian, Meredith L.
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Zoo
Bastin, Jean François
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Birigazzi, Luca
Italy, Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Birnbaum, Philippe
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Bitariho, Robert
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Boeckx, Pascal
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Bongers, Frans J.M.
Unknown Affiliation
Bouriaud, Olivier
Romania, Suceava
Universitatea Stefan Cel Mare Din Suceava
Brancalion, Pedro Henrique Santin
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Brandl, Susanne
Unknown Affiliation
Brearley, Francis Q.
United Kingdom, Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Brienen, Roel J.W.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Broadbent, Eben N.
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Bruelheide, Helge
Germany, Halle
Martin-luther-universität Halle-wittenberg
Germany, Leipzig
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Idiv Halle-jena-leipzig
Bussotti, Filippo
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Cazzolla Gatti, Roberto
Russian Federation, Tomsk
Tomsk State University
César, Ricardo Gomes
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Češljar, Goran
Unknown Affiliation
Chazdon, Robin L.
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Chen, Han Y.H.
Canada, Thunder Bay
Lakehead University
China, Beijing
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Chisholm, Chelsea L.
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Cienciala, Emil
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Clark, Connie J.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Clark, David B.
United States, St. Louis
University of Missouri-st. Louis
Colletta, Gabriel Dalla
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Condit, Richard S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Coomes, David Anthony
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Cornejo-Valverde, Fernando H.
Unknown Affiliation
Corral-Rivas, José Javier
Mexico, Durango
Universidad Juárez Del Estado de Durango
Crim, Philip
United States, Albany
College of Saint Rose
United States, Morgantown
West Virginia University
Cumming, Jonathan Reast
United States, Morgantown
West Virginia University
Dayanandan, Selvadurai
Canada, Montreal
Concordia University
Gasper, André L.
Brazil, Blumenau
Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Decuyper, Mathieu
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Derroire, Géraldine
France, Paris
Cirad
DeVries, Ben
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Đorđević, Ilija D.
Unknown Affiliation
Iêda, Amaral
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Dourdain, Aurelie K.
France, Paris
Cirad
Obiang, Nestor Laurier Engone
Gabon, Libreville
Iret
Enquist, Brian J.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
United States, Santa fe
Santa fe Institute
Eyre, Teresa J.
Australia
Queensland Herbarium
Fandohan, Adandé Belarmain
Benin, Cotonou
Université Nationale D’agriculture
Fayle, Tom Maurice
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Feldpausch, Ted R.
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Finér, Leena
Finland, Helsinki
Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke
Fischer, Markus
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Fletcher, Christine Dawn
Malaysia, Kepong
Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia
Fridman, Jonas K.
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Frizzera, Lorenzo
Italy, San Michele All'adige
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Gamarra, Javier G.P.
Italy, Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Gianelle, Damiano
Italy, San Michele All'adige
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Glick, Henry B.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Harris, David J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Hector, Andy
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Hemp, Andreas J.
Germany, Bayreuth
Universität Bayreuth
Hengeveld, Geerten M.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Herbohn, John L.
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Herold, M.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Hillers, Annika
United Kingdom, Bedford
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Liberia, Monrovia
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Honorio Coronado, Euridice N.
Peru, Iquitos
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Huber, Markus O.
Switzerland, Birmensdorf
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt Für Wald, Schnee Und Landschaft Wsl
Hui, Cang
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
South Africa, Muizenberg
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Cho, Hyunkook
Unknown Affiliation
Ibanez, Thomas T.
Unknown Affiliation
Jung, Ilbin
Unknown Affiliation
Imai, Nobuo
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Jagodziński, Andrzej M.
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland, Poznan
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
Jaroszewicz, Bogdan
Poland, Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Johannsen, Vivian Kvist
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Joly, Carlos Alfredo
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Jucker, Tommaso
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Karminov, Viktor N.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Kartawinata, Kuswata
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Kearsley, Elizabeth
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Kenfack, David
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Kennard, Deborah K.
United States, Grand Junction
Colorado Mesa University
Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Keppel, Gunnar
Australia, Adelaide
University of South Australia
Khan, Mohammed Latif
India, Sagar
Dr. H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar
Killeen, Timothy J.
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Kim, Hyunseok
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
South Korea, Seoul
National Center for Agro Meteorology
South Korea, Seoul
Research Institute of Agricultural and Life Science
Kitayama, Kanehiro
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Koehl, Michael
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Korjus, Henn
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Kraxner, Florian
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Laarmann, Diana
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Lang, Mait
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Lewis, Simon L.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Lu, Huicui
China, Qingdao
Qingdao Agricultural University
Lukina, Natal’ya Vasil’evna Vasil’evna
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Maitner, Brian S.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Malhi, Yadvinder Singh
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Marcon, Éric
France, Kourou
Ecologie Des Forêts de Guyane
Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes
Brazil, Caceres
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Marimon-Júnior, Ben Hur
Brazil, Caceres
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Marshall, Andrew Robert
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
United Kingdom, York
University of York
United Kingdom, Malton
Flamingo Land Ltd.
Martin, Emanuel H.
Tanzania, Moshi
The College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka
Martynenko, Olga V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Meave, Jorge A.
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mendoza, Casimiro
Unknown Affiliation
Merow, Cory
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Monteagudo-Mendoza, Abel L.
Peru, Oxapampa
Jardin Botanico de Missouri
Peru, Cusco
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad Del Cusco
Moreno, Vanessa De Souza
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Mukul, Sharif Ahmed
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Independent University, Bangladesh
Nava-Miranda, Maria Guadalupe
Mexico, Durango
Universidad Juárez Del Estado de Durango
Neill, David A.
Ecuador, Puyo
Amazonia State University
Neldner, Victor John
Australia
Queensland Herbarium
Ngugi, Michael R.
Australia
Queensland Herbarium
Niklaus, Pascal Alex
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Oleksyn, Jacek K.
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Ontikov, Petr V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Ortiz-Malavasi, Edgar
Costa Rica, Cartago
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Paquette, Alain
Unknown Affiliation
Parada-Gutierrez, Alexander
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Parfenova, Elena I.
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Park, Minjee
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Parren, Marc P.E.
Unknown Affiliation
Parthasarathy, Narayanaswamy
India, Puducherry
Pondicherry University
Peri, Pablo Luis
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Pfautsch, Sebastian
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Phillips, Oliver L.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Piotto, Daniel
Brazil, Itabuna
Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Pitman, Nigel C.A.
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Poorter, L.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Poulsen, Axel Dalberg
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Poulsen, John R.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Pretzsch, Hans
Germany, Munich
Technische Universität München
Restrepo-Correa, Zorayda
Unknown Affiliation
Rolim, Samir Gonçalves
Brazil, Itabuna
Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Roopsind, Anand
United States, Boise
Boise State University
Rovero, Francesco
Italy, Trento
Muse-museo Delle Scienze
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Rutishauser, Ervan
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Saikia, Purabi
India, Ranchi
Central University of Jharkhand
Saner, Philippe
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Schall, Peter
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Schelhaas, Mart Jan
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Schepaschenko, Dmitry
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Schmid, Bernhard
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Schöngart, Jochen
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Searle, Eric B.
Canada, Thunder Bay
Lakehead University
Serra-Diaz, Josep Maria
France, Champenoux
Silva
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Salas-Eljatib, Christian
Chile, Providencia
Universidad Mayor
Chile, Temuco
Universidad de la Frontera
Sheil, Douglas
Norway, As
Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
Shvidenko, Anatoly Z.
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Silva-Espejo, Javier Eduardo
Chile, La Serena
Universidad de la Serena
Silveira, Marcos
Brazil, Rio Branco
Universidade Federal do Acre
Singh, James
Unknown Affiliation
Sist, Plinio L.J.
France, Montpellier
Forêts et Sociétés
Slik, Ferry
Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Sonké, Bonaventure
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Stereńczak, Krzysztof Jan
Poland, Warsaw
Instytut Badawczy Leŝnictwa
Svenning, Jens Christian
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Svoboda, Miroslav
Czech Republic, Prague
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Tchebakova, Nadezhda M.
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Thomas, Raquel S.
Unknown Affiliation
Tikhonova, Elena V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Umunay, Peter M.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Usoltsev, Vladimir Andreevich
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg
Botanical Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Valladares, Fernando
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
van der Plas, Fons
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
van do, Tran
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences
Vásquez-Martínez, Rodolfo
Peru, Oxapampa
Jardin Botanico de Missouri
Verbeeck, Hans
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Viana, Hélder Filipe Dos Santos
Portugal, Vila Real
University of Trás-os-montes and Alto Douro
Portugal, Viseu
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Vieira, Simone Aparecida
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
von Gadow, Klaus
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Wang, Huafeng
China, Beijing
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Watson, James E.M.
United States, Morgantown
West Virginia University
Wiser, Susan K.
New Zealand, Lincoln
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Wortel, Verginia
Unknown Affiliation
Zagt, Roderick J.
Unknown Affiliation
Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, Tomasz
Poland, Warsaw
Coordination Center for Environmental Projects
Zo-Bi, Irié Casimir
Cote D'ivoire
National Polytechnic Institute Inp-hb
Statistics
Citations: 363
Authors: 208
Affiliations: 144
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41586-019-1128-0
ISSN:
00280836
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Study Approach
Quantitative