From Ordinary to Extraordinary: The Crucial Role of Common Species in Desert Plant Community Stability with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi Under Increased Precipitation DOI Creative Commons

Ji Zhao,

Qianqian Dong, Rong Yang

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 1099 - 1099

Published: April 2, 2025

Climate change is altering precipitation patterns in Central Asia's arid zones, destabilizing desert ecosystems. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, key soil microorganisms forming symbiosis with most plants, critically maintain ecosystem stability, yet their mechanisms regulating individual plant species to sustain community stability remain unclear. We conducted a 5-year situ experiment the Gurbantunggut Desert, testing how AM fungi influence under increased precipitation. Using randomized block design three treatments-control (CK), (W), and Benomyl fungicide (BW)-we monitored dynamics. discovered that both altered structure without affecting diversity. Precipitation boosted aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) density, enhancing via dominant (e.g., Meniocus linifolius), supporting mass ratio hypothesis. further stabilized by increasing ANPP common precipitation, while contribution of rare was also non-negligible, aligning subordinate insurance Overall, our study elucidates regulate at level. Specifically, it overcomes gaps revealing fungi's pivotal role stabilizing communities through sustaining stability.

Language: Английский

From Ordinary to Extraordinary: The Crucial Role of Common Species in Desert Plant Community Stability with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi Under Increased Precipitation DOI Creative Commons

Ji Zhao,

Qianqian Dong, Rong Yang

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 1099 - 1099

Published: April 2, 2025

Climate change is altering precipitation patterns in Central Asia's arid zones, destabilizing desert ecosystems. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, key soil microorganisms forming symbiosis with most plants, critically maintain ecosystem stability, yet their mechanisms regulating individual plant species to sustain community stability remain unclear. We conducted a 5-year situ experiment the Gurbantunggut Desert, testing how AM fungi influence under increased precipitation. Using randomized block design three treatments-control (CK), (W), and Benomyl fungicide (BW)-we monitored dynamics. discovered that both altered structure without affecting diversity. Precipitation boosted aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) density, enhancing via dominant (e.g., Meniocus linifolius), supporting mass ratio hypothesis. further stabilized by increasing ANPP common precipitation, while contribution of rare was also non-negligible, aligning subordinate insurance Overall, our study elucidates regulate at level. Specifically, it overcomes gaps revealing fungi's pivotal role stabilizing communities through sustaining stability.

Language: Английский

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