Local adaptation in migrated interior Douglas-fir seedlings is mediated by ectomycorrhizas and other soil factors

© 2015 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2015 New Phytologist Trust.

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Publié dans:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 207(2015), 3 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 858-71
Auteur principal: Pickles, Brian J (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Twieg, Brendan D, O'Neill, Gregory A, Mohn, William W, Simard, Suzanne W
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2015
Accès à la collection:The New phytologist
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (interior Douglas-fir) assisted migration ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) edaphic factors forestry fungicide local adaptation seed transfer plus... Antifungal Agents Soil
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Résumé:© 2015 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2015 New Phytologist Trust.
Separating edaphic impacts on tree distributions from those of climate and geography is notoriously difficult. Aboveground and belowground factors play important roles, and determining their relative contribution to tree success will greatly assist in refining predictive models and forestry strategies in a changing climate. In a common glasshouse, seedlings of interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) from multiple populations were grown in multiple forest soils. Fungicide was applied to half of the seedlings to separate soil fungal and nonfungal impacts on seedling performance. Soils of varying geographic and climatic distance from seed origin were compared, using a transfer function approach. Seedling height and biomass were optimized following seed transfer into drier soils, whereas survival was optimized when elevation transfer was minimised. Fungicide application reduced ectomycorrhizal root colonization by c. 50%, with treated seedlings exhibiting greater survival but reduced biomass. Local adaptation of Douglas-fir populations to soils was mediated by soil fungi to some extent in 56% of soil origin by response variable combinations. Mediation by edaphic factors in general occurred in 81% of combinations. Soil biota, hitherto unaccounted for in climate models, interacts with biogeography to influence plant ranges in a changing climate
Description:Date Completed 26.04.2016
Date Revised 30.09.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.13360