Global Diversity and Distribution of Rhizosphere and Root-Associated Fungi in Coastal Wetlands: A Systematic Review
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Article Title | Global Diversity and Distribution of Rhizosphere and Root-Associated Fungi in Coastal Wetlands: A Systematic Review |
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ERA Journal ID | 34586 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Lumibao, Candice Y., Harris, Georgia and Birnbaum, Christina |
Journal Title | Estuaries and Coasts |
Journal Citation | 47 (4), pp. 905-916 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1559-2723 |
1559-2731 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01343-w |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-024-01343-w |
Abstract | Coastal wetlands have been long recognized for their importance to biodiversity and many biogeochemical processes including carbon sequestration; however, our understanding of plant-microbe interactions that govern many processes in these ecosystems remains elusive. Fungal communities are known to play critical roles in coastal wetlands, particularly due to their close relationships with plants, yet, systematic understanding of their distributional patterns and the factors shaping these patterns in natural coastal wetland environments has been rarely assessed. We synthesized existing published literature from fifty-one studies spanning 60 years to examine global fungal distributional patterns in coastal wetlands, draw linkages between fungi, the plant communities, and their environment, and identify gaps in fungal research and suggest future research directions. We focused on studies that reported root-associated fungi and fungi from the plant rhizosphere (i.e., soil surrounding roots) in coastal dunes, intertidal flats, salt marshes, and tidal wetlands. Our synthesis has revealed that (1) 203 fungal species were reported from salt marshes, 59 fungal species from coastal dunes, 32 from tidal wetlands, and ten from intertidal flats; (2) rhizosphere fungal communities were more species-rich and reported more often for all ecosystems except in salt marshes; and (3) nineteen different fungal guilds, which are predominantly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. We conclude that more research is needed to better understand root-associated fungal diversity in less studied ecosystems reviewed here. We have identified knowledge gaps in reported data and outlined suggestions to facilitate future plant-fungal research in these declining, but important, coastal ecosystems. |
Keywords | Rhizosphere and endosphere fungi ; Coastal ecosystems; Global patterns ; Synthesis |
Article Publishing Charge (APC) Funding | Researcher |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310304. Freshwater ecology |
310305. Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) | |
310703. Microbial ecology | |
Byline Affiliations | Texas A&M University, United States |
School of Agriculture and Environmental Science | |
Centre for Crop Health |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z6506/global-diversity-and-distribution-of-rhizosphere-and-root-associated-fungi-in-coastal-wetlands-a-systematic-review
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