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Biotic homogenization, lower soil fungal diversity and fewer rare taxa in arable soils across Europe

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  • Samiran Banerjee

    (North Dakota State University
    Plant-Soil Interactions Group)

  • Cheng Zhao

    (ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions)

  • Gina Garland

    (Plant-Soil Interactions Group)

  • Anna Edlinger

    (Plant-Soil Interactions Group
    Wageningen University & Research)

  • Pablo García-Palacios

    (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
    University of Zurich, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology)

  • Sana Romdhane

    (University Bourgogne Franche Comte, INRAE, Institut Agro Dijon)

  • Florine Degrune

    (Institute of Biology)

  • David S. Pescador

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)

  • Chantal Herzog

    (Plant-Soil Interactions Group)

  • Lennel A. Camuy-Velez

    (North Dakota State University)

  • Jordi Bascompte

    (University of Zurich, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies)

  • Sara Hallin

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)

  • Laurent Philippot

    (University Bourgogne Franche Comte, INRAE, Institut Agro Dijon)

  • Fernando T. Maestre

    (Universidad de Alicante
    Universidad de Alicante)

  • Matthias C. Rillig

    (Institute of Biology
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB))

  • Marcel G. A. Heijden

    (Plant-Soil Interactions Group
    University of Zurich, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology)

Abstract

Soil fungi are a key constituent of global biodiversity and play a pivotal role in agroecosystems. How arable farming affects soil fungal biogeography and whether it has a disproportional impact on rare taxa is poorly understood. Here, we used the high-resolution PacBio Sequel targeting the entire ITS region to investigate the distribution of soil fungi in 217 sites across a 3000 km gradient in Europe. We found a consistently lower diversity of fungi in arable lands than grasslands, with geographic locations significantly impacting fungal community structures. Prevalent fungal groups became even more abundant, whereas rare groups became fewer or absent in arable lands, suggesting a biotic homogenization due to arable farming. The rare fungal groups were narrowly distributed and more common in grasslands. Our findings suggest that rare soil fungi are disproportionally affected by arable farming, and sustainable farming practices should protect rare taxa and the ecosystem services they support.

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  • Samiran Banerjee & Cheng Zhao & Gina Garland & Anna Edlinger & Pablo García-Palacios & Sana Romdhane & Florine Degrune & David S. Pescador & Chantal Herzog & Lennel A. Camuy-Velez & Jordi Bascompte & , 2024. "Biotic homogenization, lower soil fungal diversity and fewer rare taxa in arable soils across Europe," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-44073-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44073-6
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