The missing link in grassland restoration: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation increases plant diversity and accelerates succession
Abstract
Because soil microbial communities are often altered by anthropogenic disturbance, successful plant community restoration may require the restoration of beneficial soil microbes, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Recent evidence suggests that later successional grassland species are more strongly affected by AM fungi relative to early successional plants and that late successional plants consistently benefit from some AM fungi but not other AM fungal species. Many of these late successional species are also often missing in restorations despite being heavily seeded.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 05, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1111/1365-2664.12843
Entities
People
- James David Bever
- Liz Koziol
Organizations
- Indiana University
- National Science Foundation
- Nature Conservancy of Canada
- United States Department of Agriculture
- University of Kansas