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Unraveling Spatiotemporal Variability of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in a Temperate Grassland Plot by Kezia Goldmann; Runa S. Boeddinghaus; Sandra Klemmer; Kathleen M. Regan; Anna Heintz‐Buschart; Markus Fischer; Daniel Prati; Hans‐Peter Piepho; Doreen Berner; Sven Marhan; Ellen Kandeler; François Buscot; Tesfaye Wubet is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Summary Soils provide a heterogeneous environment varying in space and time; consequently, the biodiversity of soil microorganisms also differs spatially and temporally. For soil microbes tightly associated with plant roots, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), the diversity of plant partners and seasonal variability in trophic exchanges between the symbionts introduce additional heterogeneity. To clarify the impact of such heterogeneity, we investigated spatiotemporal variation in AMF diversity on a plot scale (10 × 10 m) in a grassland managed at low intensity in southwest Germany. AMF diversity was determined using 18S rDNA pyrosequencing analysis of 360 soil samples taken at six time points within a year. We observed high AMF alpha‐ and beta‐diversity across the plot and at all investigated time points. Relationships were detected between spatiotemporal variation in AMF OTU richness and plant species richness, root biomass, minimal changes in soil texture and pH. The plot was characterized by high AMF turnover rates with a positive spatiotemporal relationship for AMF beta‐diversity. However, environmental variables explained only ≈20% of the variation in AMF communiti
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- Author
- Kezia Goldmann; Runa S. Boeddinghaus; Sandra Klemmer; Kathleen M. Regan; Anna Heintz‐Buschart; Markus Fischer; Daniel Prati; Hans‐Peter Piepho; Doreen Berner; Sven Marhan; Ellen Kandeler; François Buscot; Tesfaye Wubet
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)