Helge Meissner
Senior Engineer
Authors
Thomas M. Mansfield Artin Zarsav Filipa Cox Laura M. Suz Martin I. Bidartondo Sietse van der Linde Nadia Barsoum Colin Averill Alan Kuo Leho Tedersoo Pasi Rautio Arthur Gessler Bruno De Vos Luc Croisé Henning Meesenburg Markus Wagner Frank Jacob Paweł Lech Anna Kowalska Martin Greve Genoveva Popova Beat Frey Marcus Schaub Marco Ferretti Peter Waldner Vicent Calatayud Roberto Canullo Giancarlo Papitto Aleksander Marinšek Lars Vesterdal Morten Ingerslev Helge Meissner Volkmar Timmermann Nadine Eickenscheidt Andreas Schmitz Francis M. Martin Joseph Spatafora Peter G. Kennedy Annegret Kohler Jonathan M. Plett Ian C. Anderson Sara Branco Igor V. Grigoriev Chris J. Pires Sarah A. Unruh Lawrence W. Zettler Otto Miettinen Ilya Viner Tom W. May Teresa Lebel David E. A. Catcheside Pamela S. Catcheside Helen P. Vonow Leigh A. Burgoyne Julia Haska Mark A. AnthonyAbstract
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) produce mycelia with variable extension and complexity, which can be classified according to soil ‘exploration types’ (ETs). ETs have received attention as one of the few mycorrhizal trait frameworks, but without an empirical classification of ET functional diversity and environmental preferences, understanding and interpreting EMF biogeographic patterns has been difficult. We conducted a synthesis combining: comparative EMF genomics to describe functional divergence in decomposition and nutrient cycling genes across ETs; and EMF trait distribution modeling across continental Europe, pairing soil and root EMF surveys to establish biogeographic ET niche profiles. We demonstrate a signature of ETs encoded in EMF genomes, which is independent from phylogeny and linked to biomass production strategies. EMF ET relative abundances were separated by soil, root, and dominant tree leaf type habitats and exhibited unique correlations with forest biotic (e.g. plant productivity and plant pathogen densities) and abiotic (e.g. nitrogen deposition and soil pH) conditions. These findings support a theory that EMF niche partitioning can be partially explained by extraradical mycelial traits, with underlying variation in ET biogeography likely arising from distinct decomposition and nutrient cycling potentials. We also identify important limitations to this trait framework and provide a guided outlook for future research.
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Forest transpiration is often quantified by scaling up stem sap flow measured on a few trees within a stand. This procedure carries uncertainty related to the (ill)representativeness of the sampled trees for the entire stand, often comprising several thousand transpiring trees. Here, we explored the uncertainty reduction potential afforded by increasing the number of sampled trees within the stand – not by costly sap flow monitoring equipment – but by point dendrometers measuring sub-daily fluctuations in stem radii which partially correlate with xylem water movement (i.e., sap flow). Using measurements collected in a forest dominated by even-aged spruce trees over two growing seasons, we built an empirical model for estimating hourly sap flow from individual trees equipped with point dendrometers, then applied it to estimate the daily transpiration of the stand both with and without trees equipped with point dendrometers. We found that the expanded tree sample size reduced the uncertainty of the stand-level estimate by 31–37 %, suggesting that the benefit afforded by increasing the stand representativeness outweighed the cost of introducing modeling error. Given their relative simplicity and affordability, we encourage additional investigations into the use of point dendrometers for studying tree water relations and water consumption patterns of entire forested stands.
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