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Title: A meta-analysis of global fungal distribution reveals climate-driven patterns

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
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  1. Czech Academy of Science, Prague (Czech Republic)
  2. Czech Academy of Science, Prague (Czech Republic); Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic)
  3. Czech Academy of Science, Prague (Czech Republic); Czech Univ. of Life Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic)
  4. Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic); Czech Academy of Science, Prague (Czech Republic); Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark); Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)
  5. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  6. Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
  7. Gladstone Inst., San Francisco, CA (United States)
  8. Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic); Czech Academy of Science, Prague (Czech Republic); Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark)

The evolutionary and environmental factors that shape fungal biogeography are incompletely understood. Here, we assemble a large dataset consisting of previously generated mycobiome data linked to specific geographical locations across the world. We use this dataset to describe the distribution of fungal taxa and to look for correlations with different environmental factors such as climate, soil and vegetation variables. Our meta-study identifies climate as an important driver of different aspects of fungal biogeography, including the global distribution of common fungi as well as the composition and diversity of fungal communities. In our analysis, fungal diversity is concentrated at high latitudes, in contrast with the opposite pattern previously shown for plants and other organisms. Mycorrhizal fungi appear to have narrower climatic tolerances than pathogenic fungi. We speculate that climate change could affect ecosystem functioning because of the narrow climatic tolerances of key fungal taxa.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Czech Science Foundation
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1591829
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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