Climate impacts on fungal community and trait dynamics

Andrew, Carrie; Heegaard, Einar; Halvorsen, Rune; Martínez‐Peña, Fernando; Egli, Simon; Kirk, Paul M.; Bässler, Claus; Büntgen, Ulf; Aldea, Jorge; Høiland, Klaus; Boddy, Lynne; Kauserud, Håvard

doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2016.03.005

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“…Elevated CO 2 can lead to increased fruit body production of ECM species, through enhanced carbon supply via their hosts (Andrew andLilleskov 2009, Godbold et al 2015). Important changes in atmospheric CO 2 levels and nitrogen deposition have occurred simultaneously and may all affect fruit body production of forest fungal species.…”

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“…Against a backdrop of climate change, the amount of information required for such analyses at the community level can be colossal, given that species show individualistic responses to climate in ecological and evolutionary time (Stewart 2009, Buckley andKingsolver 2012). Such an approach is timely, given recent syntheses of trait-based approaches in mycology (Crowther et al 2014, Aguilar-Trigueros et al 2015 and evidence of climate-driven reproductive trait selection in fungal communities (Andrew et al 2016). Such an approach is timely, given recent syntheses of trait-based approaches in mycology (Crowther et al 2014, Aguilar-Trigueros et al 2015 and evidence of climate-driven reproductive trait selection in fungal communities (Andrew et al 2016).…”

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“…Such an approach is timely, given recent syntheses of trait-based approaches in mycology (Crowther et al 2014, Aguilar-Trigueros et al 2015 and evidence of climate-driven reproductive trait selection in fungal communities (Andrew et al 2016). Several reproductive traits related to fruit body and spore characteristics are thought to be influenced by climate variability, and may ultimately affect distributions (Kauserud et al 2010, Andrew et al 2016). Thus, a trait-based approach provides a realistic way of testing if and how climate affects fungal abundance at the edges of ranges.…”

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“…Our overall hypothesis was that changes depend on fungal traits and differ between ECM and saprotrophic species , given that characteristics such as nutritional mode and spore size are important in determining fungal responses to climate (Damialis et al 2015, Andrew et al 2016. We address two specific questions: 1) has the UK latitudinal gradient in fungal abundance changed over time in a trait-specific way?…”

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Trait‐dependent distributional shifts in fruiting of common British fungi

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Despite the dramatic phenological responses of fungal fruiting to recent climate warming, it is unknown whether spatial distributions of fungi have changed and to what extent such changes are influenced by fungal traits, such as ectomycorrhizal (ECM) or saprotrophic lifestyles, spore characteristics, or fruit body size.Our overall aim was to understand how climate and fungal traits determine whether and how species-specific fungal fruit body abundances have shifted across latitudes over time, using the UK national database of fruiting records. The data employed were recorded over 45 yr , and include 853 278 records of Agaricales, Boletales and Russulales, though we focus only on the most common species (with more than 3000 records each). The georeferenced observations were analysed by a Bayesian inference as a Gaussian additive model with a specification following a joint species distribution model. We used an offset, random contributions and fixed effects to isolate different potential biases from the trait-specific interactions with latitude/climate and time. Our main aim was assessed by examination of the three-way-interaction of trait, predictor (latitude or climate) and time.The results show a strong trait-specific shift in latitudinal abundance through time, as ECM species have become more abundant relative to saprotrophic species in the north. Along precipitation gradients, phenology was important, in that species with shorter fruiting seasons have declined markedly in abundance in oceanic regions, whereas species with longer seasons have become relatively more common overall. These changes in fruit body distributions are correlated with temperature and rainfall, which act directly on both saprotrophic and ECM fungi, and also indirectly on ECM fungi, through altered photosynthate allocation from their hosts. If these distributional changes reflect fungal activity, there will be important consequences for the responses of forest ecosystems to changing climate, through effects on primary production and nutrient cycling.

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“…General circulation models consistently indicate that climate change will be significant in the Mediterranean biogeographic region, lending increased urgency for the need to describe and understand climate interactions between terrestrial organisms2. Recent studies have provided evidence of climate-induced elevational shifts in both vegetation34, and fungal productivity and diversity5678. The importance of forest fungi, besides being symbionts and decomposers9, is based on their potential to migrate rapidly and hence colonize new areas faster than some tree or shrub species1011.…”

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Mushroom biomass and diversity are driven by different spatio-temporal scales along Mediterranean elevation gradients

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Mushrooms are important non-wood-forest-products in many Mediterranean ecosystems, being highly vulnerable to climate change. However, the ecological scales of variation of mushroom productivity and diversity, and climate dependence has been usually overlooked due to a lack of available data. We determined the spatio-temporal variability of epigeous sporocarps and the climatic factors driving their fruiting to plan future sustainable management of wild mushrooms production. We collected fruiting bodies in Pinus sylvestris stands along an elevation gradient for 8 consecutive years. Overall, sporocarp biomass was mainly dependent on inter-annual variations, whereas richness was more spatial-scale dependent. Elevation was not significant, but there were clear elevational differences in biomass and richness patterns between ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic guilds. The main driver of variation was late-summer-early-autumn precipitation. Thus, different scale processes (inter-annual vs. spatial-scale) drive sporocarp biomass and diversity patterns; temporal effects for biomass and ectomycorrhizal fungi vs. spatial scale for diversity and saprotrophic fungi. The significant role of precipitation across fungal guilds and spatio-temporal scales indicates that it is a limiting resource controlling sporocarp production and diversity in Mediterranean regions. The high spatial and temporal variability of mushrooms emphasize the need for long-term datasets of multiple spatial points to effectively characterize fungal fruiting patterns.

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Socio‐economic, scientific, and political benefits of mycotourism

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Abstract. Rural areas particularly suffer from economic crises where they overlap with long-term negative effects of climate change. Here, we introduce the concept of mycotourism by means of mushroomrelated industries in central-northeastern Spain. We describe how this novel branch of eco-tourism can help stabilize social and political structures. Likewise, we illuminate the potential of mycotourism to compensate for some losses related to widespread unemployment and summer drought, as well as to generate unexpectedly fruitful research opportunities. Focussing on Spain's emerging black truffle industry, we recommend a stronger involvement of natural sciences, conservation services, and management strategies in commercial endeavors. We emphasize the relevance of direct and indirect climatic impacts on ecological and societal systems as well as on economic markets. Moreover, we stress the importance of a vital science-policy interface at various scales, with immediate opportunities for sustainable landscape protection and the preservation of biological diversity.

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Climate impacts on fungal community and trait dynamics

Cited by 53 publications

References 51 publications

Trait‐dependent distributional shifts in fruiting of common British fungi

Trait‐dependent distributional shifts in fruiting of common British fungi

Mushroom biomass and diversity are driven by different spatio-temporal scales along Mediterranean elevation gradients

Socio‐economic, scientific, and political benefits of mycotourism

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