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Global diversity and biogeography of potential phytopathogenic fungi in a changing world

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  • Pengfa Li

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Leho Tedersoo

    (University of Tartu)

  • Thomas W. Crowther

    (Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich)

  • Baozhan Wang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Yu Shi

    (Henan University)

  • Lu Kuang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Ting Li

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Meng Wu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ming Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lu Luan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jia Liu

    (Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Dongzhen Li

    (Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry)

  • Yongxia Li

    (Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry)

  • Songhan Wang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University)

  • Muhammad Saleem

    (Alabama State University)

  • Alex J. Dumbrell

    (University of Essex)

  • Zhongpei Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jiandong Jiang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

Abstract

Phytopathogenic fungi threaten global food security but the ecological drivers of their global diversity and biogeography remain unknown. Here, we construct and analyse a global atlas of potential phytopathogenic fungi from 20,312 samples across all continents and major oceanic island regions, eleven land cover types, and twelve habitat types. We show a peak in the diversity of phytopathogenic fungi in mid-latitude regions, in contrast to the latitudinal diversity gradients observed in aboveground organisms. Our study identifies climate as an important driver of the global distribution of phytopathogenic fungi, and our models suggest that their diversity and invasion potential will increase globally by 2100. Importantly, phytopathogen diversity will increase largely in forest (37.27-79.12%) and cropland (34.93-82.51%) ecosystems, and this becomes more pronounced under fossil-fuelled industry dependent future scenarios. Thus, we recommend improved biomonitoring in forests and croplands, and optimised sustainable development approaches to reduce potential threats from phytopathogenic fungi.

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  • Pengfa Li & Leho Tedersoo & Thomas W. Crowther & Baozhan Wang & Yu Shi & Lu Kuang & Ting Li & Meng Wu & Ming Liu & Lu Luan & Jia Liu & Dongzhen Li & Yongxia Li & Songhan Wang & Muhammad Saleem & Alex , 2023. "Global diversity and biogeography of potential phytopathogenic fungi in a changing world," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-42142-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42142-4
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