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Huangfu C, Zhang L, Hui D. Density-dependent plant-soil feedbacks of two plant species affected by plant competition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 807:150908. [PMID: 34653462 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Both plant-soil feedbacks (PSF) and plant competition drive plant community assembly, but their interactive effects have rarely been investigated, and the role of community composition in modulating these interactions is unknown. We conducted a fully reciprocal experiment with two plant species (Polygonum criopolitanum and Carex thunbergii) and their associated soil biota communities to untangle the relative importance of PSF and competition. The two species were grown either in monoculture or in mixed plantings, with various densities of each plant's neighbor, and either in the presence or absence of the soil biota associated with either species. When grown individually, each plant species showed a neutral PSF in the presence of its own soil biota, while feedbacks in competition were predominantly negative. P. criopolitanum produced more biomass in the presence of soil biota than in autoclaved soil, but the opposite was observed for C. thunbergii. In competition, both plant species were suppressed by its presence of their own soil biota, and neither had a competitive advantage, resulting in a significant negative pairwise PSF in most cases. C. thunbergii also showed stronger per capita effects than did P. criopolitanum. The predication on species coexistence largely depended on the presence of soil biota, the soil origin, and the plant species ratio. When planted in equal proportion, P. criopolitanum and C. thunbergii only coexisted in the presence of soil biota of P. criopolitanum, while C. thunbergii usually excluded P. criopolitanum under all other conditions. When the density of the neighboring plant increased, either species was excluded in the presence of their own soil biota. However, in the absence of a soil biota, there was a priority effect, giving an advantage to the species that was planted first. Our study revealed that the strength and direction of these interactions were altered by interspecific competition at the community level, and both the identity and the density of the competitors must be taken into account in interpreting plant community assembly processes.
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- Chaohe Huangfu
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
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Influence of Intraspecific Competition Stress on Soil Fungal Diversity and Composition in Relation to Tree Growth and Soil Fertility in Sub-Tropical Soils under Chinese Fir Monoculture. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su131910688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Soil microorganisms provide valuable ecosystem services, such as nutrient cycling, soil remediation, and biotic and abiotic stress resistance. There is increasing interest in exploring total belowground biodiversity across ecological scales to understand better how different ecological aspects, such as stand density, soil properties, soil depth, and plant growth parameters, influence belowground communities. In various environments, microbial components of belowground communities, such as soil fungi, respond differently to soil features; however, little is known about their response to standing density and vertical soil profiles in a Chinese fir monoculture plantation. This research examined the assemblage of soil fungal communities in different density stands (high, intermediate, and low) and soil depth profiles (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm). This research also looked into the relationship between soil fungi and tree canopy characteristics (mean tilt angle of the leaf (MTA), leaf area index (LAI), and canopy openness index (DIFN)), and general growth parameters, such as diameter, height, and biomass. The results showed that low-density stand soil had higher fungal alpha diversity than intermediate- and high-density stand soils. Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Mucromycota, and Mortierellomycota were the most common phyla of the soil fungal communities, in that order. Saitozyma, Penicillium, Umbelopsis, and Talaromyces were the most abundant fungal genera. Stand density composition was the dominant factor in changing fungal community structure compared to soil properties and soil depth profiles. The most significant soil elements in soil fungal community alterations were macronutrients. In addition, the canopy openness index and fungal community structure have a positive association in the low-density stand. Soil biota is a nutrient cycling driver that can promote better plant growth in forest ecosystems by supporting nutrient cycling. Hence, this research will be critical in understanding soil fungal dynamics, improving stand growth and productivity, and improving soil quality in intensively managed Chinese fir plantations.
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Karunarathna A, Tibpromma S, Jayawardena RS, Nanayakkara C, Asad S, Xu J, Hyde KD, Karunarathna SC, Stephenson SL, Lumyong S, Kumla J. Fungal Pathogens in Grasslands. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:695087. [PMID: 34434901 PMCID: PMC8381356 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.695087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Grasslands are major primary producers and function as major components of important watersheds. Although a concise definition of grasslands cannot be given using a physiognomic or structural approach, grasslands can be described as vegetation communities experiencing periodical droughts and with canopies dominated by grasses and grass-like plants. Grasslands have a cosmopolitan distribution except for the Antarctic region. Fungal interactions with grasses can be pathogenic or symbiotic. Herbivorous mammals, insects, other grassland animals, and fungal pathogens are known to play important roles in maintaining the biomass and biodiversity of grasslands. Although most pathogenicity studies on the members of Poaceae have been focused on economically important crops, the plant-fungal pathogenic interactions involved can extend to the full range of ecological circumstances that exist in nature. Hence, it is important to delineate the fungal pathogen communities and their interactions in man-made monoculture systems and highly diverse natural ecosystems. A better understanding of the key fungal players can be achieved by combining modern techniques such as next-generation sequencing (NGS) together with studies involving classic phytopathology, taxonomy, and phylogeny. It is of utmost importance to develop experimental designs that account for the ecological complexity of the relationships between grasses and fungi, both above and below ground. In grasslands, loss in species diversity increases interactions such as herbivory, mutualism, predation or infectious disease transmission. Host species density and the presence of heterospecific host species, also affect the disease dynamics in grasslands. Many studies have shown that lower species diversity increases the severity as well as the transmission rate of fungal diseases. Moreover, communities that were once highly diverse but have experienced decreased species richness and dominancy have also shown higher pathogenicity load due to the relaxed competition, although this effect is lower in natural communities. This review addresses the taxonomy, phylogeny, and ecology of grassland fungal pathogens and their interactions in grassland ecosystems.
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- Anuruddha Karunarathna
- Centre for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China.,Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- Centre for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China.,CIFOR-ICRAF China Program, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kunming, China
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.,School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Centre for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China.,CIFOR-ICRAF China Program, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kunming, China
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- Centre for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China.,CIFOR-ICRAF China Program, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kunming, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Unravelling the Functional Diversity of the Soil Microbial Community of Chinese Fir Plantations of Different Densities. FORESTS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/f9090532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The structure and function of forest ecosystems are directly or indirectly affected by their stand density. However, what effect the density of Chinese fir plantations has on the functional diversity of the soil microbial community remains unclear. The microbial metabolic functional diversity of soils sampled at the topsoil (0–20 cm) of 35-year-old Chinese fir plantations of five initial densities (D1: 1667 stems∙hm−2, D2: 3333 stems∙hm−2, D3: 5000 stems∙hm−2, D4: 6667 stems∙hm−2, and D5: 10,000 stems∙hm−2) was studied by using Biolog ECO technology. The results showed that the soil pH, oxidizable organic carbon (SOOC), available N (AN), available P (AP), and available K (AK) contents all showed a gradual increase from D1 to D4 and a decrease from D4 to D5, while the number of culturable bacteria and total microorganisms, the average well color development (AWCD) values for the single carbon substrate and six types of carbon sources used by the microbial community, as well as the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H’), Pielou evenness index (J), and McIntosh Diversity Index (U), were the opposite, suggesting that low-densities favored C and N mineralization and the nutrient cycle. The density of Chinese fir plantations had a significant effect on the use of carbohydrates, amino acids, carboxylic acids, and phenolic acids by the soil microbial community, but it had no significant effect on the use of polymers (p < 0.05). Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that carbohydrates, polymers, and phenolic acids were sensitive carbon sources that caused differences in the metabolic functions of soil microbial communities in Chinese fir plantations. Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that physicochemical factors have a significant influence on the metabolic function of soil microbial communities (RDA1 and RDA2 explained >85% variance). The changes in density affected the soil physicochemical properties, the composition, and the metabolic functional diversity of microbial communities in Chinese fir plantations, which is certainly useful for the stand density regulation of Chinese fir plantations.
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Xue W, Bezemer TM, Berendse F. Density-dependency and plant-soil feedback: former plant abundance influences competitive interactions between two grassland plant species through plant-soil feedbacks. PLANT AND SOIL 2018; 428:441-452. [PMID: 30996488 PMCID: PMC6435205 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-018-3690-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS Negative plant-soil feedbacks (PSFs) are thought to promote species coexistence, but most evidence is derived from theoretical models and data from plant monoculture experiments. METHODS We grew Anthoxanthum odoratum and Centaurea jacea in field plots in monocultures and in mixtures with three ratios (3:1, 2:2 and 1:3) for three years. We then tested in a greenhouse experiment the performance of A. odoratum and C. jacea in pots planted with monocultures and 1:1 mixtures and filled with live and sterile soils collected from the field plots. RESULTS In the greenhouse experiment, C. jacea produced less aboveground biomass in soil conditioned by C. jacea monocultures than in soil conditioned by A. odoratum monocultures, while the aboveground biomass of A. odoratum in general did not differ between the two monospecific soils. The negative PSF effect was greater in the 1:1 plant mixture than in plant monocultures for A. odoratum but did not differ for C. jacea. In the greenhouse experiment, the performance of C. jacea relative to A. odoratum in the 1:1 plant mixture was negatively correlated to the abundance of C. jacea in the field plot where the soil was collected from. This relationship was significant both in live and sterile soils. However, there was no relationship between the performance of A. odoratum relative to C. jacea in the 1:1 plant mixture in the greenhouse experiment and the abundance of A. odoratum in the field plots. CONCLUSIONS The response of a plant to PSF depends on whether the focal species grows in monocultures or in mixtures and on the identity of the species. Interspecific competition can exacerbate the negative plant-soil feedbacks compared to intraspecific competition when a plant competes with a stronger interspecific competitor. Moreover, the abundance of a species in mixed plant communities, via plant-soil feedback, negatively influences the relative competitiveness of that species when it grows later in interspecific competition, but this effect varies between species. This phenomenon may contribute to the coexistence of competing plants under natural conditions through preventing the dominance of a particular plant species.
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- Wei Xue
- Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 50, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 50, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Institute of Biology, Section Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3a, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Fungal plant pathogens are ubiquitous and highly diverse. Key to their success is high host density, which notably is the case in agroecosystems. Several hypotheses related to the effects of plant pathogens on plant diversity (the Janzen-Connell hypothesis, the dilution effect hypothesis) and the phenomenon of higher biomass in plant mixtures (i.e., overyielding) can all be explained by the quantitative interplay between host and pathogen density. In many agroecosystems, fungal plant pathogens cause great losses, since in monocultures diseased plants cannot be replaced by healthy plants. On the other hand, in natural ecosystems fungal plant pathogens shape the succession of vegetation and enhance the biodiversity of forests and grasslands. When pathogens are introduced into areas outside their natural range, they may behave differently, causing severe damage. Once introduced, changes may occur such as hybridization with other closely related pathogens or host shifts, host jumps, or horizontal gene transfer. Such changes can be hazardous for both agricultural and natural ecosystems.
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Maron JL, Laney Smith A, Ortega YK, Pearson DE, Callaway RM. Negative plant‐soil feedbacks increase with plant abundance, and are unchanged by competition. Ecology 2016; 97:2055-2063. [DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- John L. Maron
- Division of Biological Sciences University of Montana Missoula Montana 59812 USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences University of Montana Missoula Montana 59812 USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Virginia 24061 USA
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- Rocky Mountain Research Station U.S.D.A. Forest Service Missoula Montana 59801 USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences University of Montana Missoula Montana 59812 USA
- Rocky Mountain Research Station U.S.D.A. Forest Service Missoula Montana 59801 USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences and the Institute on Ecosystems University of Montana Missoula Montana 59812 USA
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Kos M, Bukovinszky T, Mulder PPJ, Bezemer TM. Disentangling above‐ and belowground neighbor effects on the growth, chemistry, and arthropod community on a focal plant. Ecology 2015; 96:164-75. [DOI: 10.1890/14-0563.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Martine Kos
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Terrestrial Ecology, P.O. Box 50, 6700 AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Terrestrial Ecology, P.O. Box 50, 6700 AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT-Wageningen UR, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Terrestrial Ecology, P.O. Box 50, 6700 AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Kos M, Tuijl MAB, de Roo J, Mulder PPJ, Bezemer TM. Plant-soil feedback effects on plant quality and performance of an aboveground herbivore interact with fertilisation. OIKOS 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.01828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Martine Kos
- Dep of Terrestrial Ecology; Netherlands Inst. of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50, NL-6700 AB Wageningen the Netherlands
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- Dep of Terrestrial Ecology; Netherlands Inst. of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50, NL-6700 AB Wageningen the Netherlands
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- Dep of Terrestrial Ecology; Netherlands Inst. of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50, NL-6700 AB Wageningen the Netherlands
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- RIKILT-Wageningen UR, Wageningen Univ. and Research Centre; PO Box 230, NL-6700 AE Wageningen the Netherlands
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- Dep of Terrestrial Ecology; Netherlands Inst. of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50, NL-6700 AB Wageningen the Netherlands
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