Kardol, Paul
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Plant coexistence and diversity-productivity relationships are often studied separately, yet both are shaped by the same biotic interactions. Here we focus on how host-specificity among soil pathogens and mutualists alters niche and fitness differences among plant species, subsequently modifying biodiversity effects on productivity. Specialist pathogens can generate niche differences through density-dependent processes, thereby stabilizing plant coexistence and enhancing complementarity effects. Specialist mutualists can instead destabilize coexistence and lead to variable effects on productivity. The effects of generalist microbes are less predictable, depending on relationships between plant traits determining microbial interactions (e.g., defense traits) and those determining competitive ability and biomass production. This review under-scores the significance of plant-microbial interactions in bridging the mecha-nisms underlying species coexistence and biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships.
Publicerad i
Trends in ecology & evolution
2025, volym: 40, nummer: 7, sidor: 673-686
Utgivare: CELL PRESS
SLU författare
Forero, Leslie
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Tulane University
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Associerade SLU-program
SLU Nätverk växtskydd
UKÄ forskningsämne
Ekologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.04.013
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/143167