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Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between soil microbiomes and forest carbon across 238 forest inventory plots spanning 15 European countries. It found that the composition and diversity of fungal, but not bacterial, species is strongly linked to forest biotic conditions and carbon stocks, particularly for symbiotic endophytic and ectomycorrhizal fungi. Since tree growth rates are positively correlated with belowground soil carbon stocks, fungal composition is concluded to be a strong predictor of overall forest carbon storage across Europe.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Mar 16, 2024
Authors
Mark A. Anthony, Leho Tedersoo, Bruno De Voss, Luc Croisé, Henning Meesenburg, Markus Wagner, Henning Andreae, Frank Jacob, Paweł Lech, Anna Kowalska, Martin Greve, Genoveva Popova, Beat Frey, Arthur Gessler, Marcus Schaub, Marco Ferretti, Peter Waldner, Vicent Calatayud, Roberto Canullo, Giancarlo Papitto, Aleksander Marinšek, Morten Ingerslev, Lars Vesterdal, Pasi Rautio, Helge Meissner, Volkmar Timmermann, Mike Dettwiler, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Andreas Schmitz, Nina Van Tiel, Thomas W. Crowther, Colin Averill
Tags
soil microbiomes
forest carbon
fungal diversity
European forests
biotic conditions
ecology
carbon storage

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