Global mycorrhizal plant distribution linked to terrestrial carbon stocks

Mycorrhizas—mutualistic relationships formed between fungi and most plant species—are functionally linked to soil carbon stocks. Here the authors map the global distribution of mycorrhizal plants and quantify links between mycorrhizal vegetation patterns and terrestrial carbon stocks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Peter M. van Bodegom, César Terrer, Maarten van’t Zelfde, Ian McCallum, M. Luke McCormack, Joshua B. Fisher, Mark C. Brundrett, Nuno César de Sá, Leho Tedersoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13019-2