Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests

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Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. / Liu, Xubing; Burslem, David F.R.P.; Taylor, Joe D. et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 21, No. 5, 31.05.2018, p. 713-723.

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Liu, X, Burslem, DFRP, Taylor, JD, Taylor, AFS, Khoo, E, Majalap-Lee, N, Helgason, T & Johnson, D 2018, 'Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests', Ecology Letters, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 713-723. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12939

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Liu, X., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Taylor, J. D., Taylor, A. F. S., Khoo, E., Majalap-Lee, N., Helgason, T., & Johnson, D. (2018). Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. Ecology Letters, 21(5), 713-723. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12939

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Liu X, Burslem DFRP, Taylor JD, Taylor AFS, Khoo E, Majalap-Lee N et al. Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. Ecology Letters. 2018 May 31;21(5):713-723. Epub 2018 Mar 13. doi: 10.1111/ele.12939

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Liu, Xubing ; Burslem, David F.R.P. ; Taylor, Joe D. et al. / Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. In: Ecology Letters. 2018 ; Vol. 21, No. 5. pp. 713-723.

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title = "Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests",

abstract = "Partitioning of soil phosphorus (P) pools has been proposed as a key mechanism maintaining plant diversity, but experimental support is lacking. Here, we provided different chemical forms of P to 15 tree species with contrasting root symbiotic relationships to investigate plant P acquisition in both tropical and subtropical forests. Both ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) trees responded positively to addition of inorganic P, but strikingly, ECM trees acquired more P from a complex organic form (phytic acid). Most ECM tree species and all AM tree species also showed some capacity to take up simple organic P (monophosphate). Mycorrhizal colonisation was negatively correlated with soil extractable P concentration, suggesting that mycorrhizal fungi may regulate organic P acquisition among tree species. Our results support the hypothesis that ECM and AM plants partition soil P sources, which may play an ecologically important role in promoting species coexistence in tropical and subtropical forests.",

keywords = "Mycorrhizal fungi, phosphate, resource partitioning, seedling growth, soil organic phosphorus, tropical and subtropical forests",

author = "Xubing Liu and Burslem, {David F.R.P.} and Taylor, {Joe D.} and Taylor, {Andy F S} and Eyen Khoo and Noreen Majalap-Lee and Thorunn Helgason and David Johnson",

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AU - Liu, Xubing

AU - Burslem, David F.R.P.

AU - Taylor, Joe D.

AU - Taylor, Andy F S

AU - Khoo, Eyen

AU - Majalap-Lee, Noreen

AU - Helgason, Thorunn

AU - Johnson, David

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N2 - Partitioning of soil phosphorus (P) pools has been proposed as a key mechanism maintaining plant diversity, but experimental support is lacking. Here, we provided different chemical forms of P to 15 tree species with contrasting root symbiotic relationships to investigate plant P acquisition in both tropical and subtropical forests. Both ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) trees responded positively to addition of inorganic P, but strikingly, ECM trees acquired more P from a complex organic form (phytic acid). Most ECM tree species and all AM tree species also showed some capacity to take up simple organic P (monophosphate). Mycorrhizal colonisation was negatively correlated with soil extractable P concentration, suggesting that mycorrhizal fungi may regulate organic P acquisition among tree species. Our results support the hypothesis that ECM and AM plants partition soil P sources, which may play an ecologically important role in promoting species coexistence in tropical and subtropical forests.

AB - Partitioning of soil phosphorus (P) pools has been proposed as a key mechanism maintaining plant diversity, but experimental support is lacking. Here, we provided different chemical forms of P to 15 tree species with contrasting root symbiotic relationships to investigate plant P acquisition in both tropical and subtropical forests. Both ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) trees responded positively to addition of inorganic P, but strikingly, ECM trees acquired more P from a complex organic form (phytic acid). Most ECM tree species and all AM tree species also showed some capacity to take up simple organic P (monophosphate). Mycorrhizal colonisation was negatively correlated with soil extractable P concentration, suggesting that mycorrhizal fungi may regulate organic P acquisition among tree species. Our results support the hypothesis that ECM and AM plants partition soil P sources, which may play an ecologically important role in promoting species coexistence in tropical and subtropical forests.

KW - Mycorrhizal fungi

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