Alien ectomycorrhizal plants differ in their ability to interact with co-introduced and native ectomycorrhizal fungi in novel sites

Abstract

Alien plants represent a potential threat to environment and society. Understanding the process of alien plants naturalization is therefore of primary importance. In alien plants, successful establishment can be constrained by the absence of suitable fungal partners. Here, we used 42 independent datasets of ectomycorrhizal fungal (EcMF) communities associated with alien Pinaceae and Eucalyptus spp., as the most commonly introduced tree species worldwide, to explore the strategies these plant groups utilize to establish symbioses with EcMF in the areas of introduction. We have also determined the differences in composition of EcMF communities associated with alien ectomycorrhizal plants in different regions. While alien Pinaceae introduced to new regions rely upon association with co-introduced EcMF, alien Eucalyptus often form novel interactions with EcMF species native to the region where the plant was introduced. The region of origin primarily determines species composition of EcMF communities associated with alien Pinaceae in new areas, which may largely affect invasion potential of the alien plants. Our study shows that alien ectomycorrhizal plants largely differ in their ability to interact with co-introduced and native ectomycorrhizal fungi in sites of introduction, which may potentially affect their invasive potential.

Contributors

Petr Kohout:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-2310

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): ISME J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): ISME J

Title: The ISME Journal

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group UK (London )

ISSN (Print): 1751-7362

ISSN (Electronic): 1751-7370

Publication date (Electronic): 4 June 2020

Publication date (Print): September 2020

Volume: 14

Issue: 9

Pages: 2336-2346

Affiliations

[1 ]GRID grid.418800.5, ISNI 0000 0004 0555 4846, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, ; Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague, Czech Republic

[2 ]GRID grid.424923.a, ISNI 0000 0001 2035 1455, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, ; Zámek 1, CZ-252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic

[3 ]GRID grid.4491.8, ISNI 0000 0004 1937 116X, Faculty of Science, , Charles University, ; Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Prague, Czech Republic

[4 ]GRID grid.10939.32, ISNI 0000 0001 0943 7661, Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, ; 14a Ravila, 50411 Tartu, Estonia

[5 ]GRID grid.56302.32, ISNI 0000 0004 1773 5396, Department of Biology, , King Saud University, ; Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia

[6 ]GRID grid.11956.3a, ISNI 0000 0001 2214 904X, Department of Botany and Zoology, , Stellenbosch University, ; Matieland, 7602 South Africa

Article

Publisher ID: 692

DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0692-5

PMC ID: 7608243

PubMed ID: 32499492

Copyright statement: © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to International Society for Microbial Ecology 2020

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Funding

Funded by: Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (DG16P02M041), Czech Science Foundation (18-26191S and 19-28807X)

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