2017
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12944
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Woodland ectomycorrhizal fungi benefit from large‐scale reduction in nitrogen deposition in the Netherlands

Abstract: Woodland ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal species declined considerably in theNetherlands in the late 20th century, mainly due to raised levels of atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Environmental measures have been taken to reduce this deposition, but it remains unclear whether and to what extent ECM species have benefitted from these.2. We hypothesized that ECM species, especially those species that are known to be nitrophobic, that is, sensitive to nitrogen loading, have recovered to some extent from the reduction… Show more

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“…Indeed, N deposition may speed up the loss of species through more rapid competitive exclusion by species adapted to shaded conditions, already present in the flora or capable of invading, if other resources do not become limiting to their growth (Härdtle, von Oheimb, & Westphal, ; Hautier, Niklaus, & Hector, ; Peppler‐Lisbach, Beyer, Menke, & Mentges, ). There may also be a role for mycorrhizal fungi in determining such interactions; herbaceous species that are lost may have arbuscular or ectomycorrhizal fungal partners that have been adversely affected by historic levels of N deposition (Phillips, Brzostek, & Midgley, ; van Strien, Boomsluiter, Noordeloos, Verweij, & Kuyper, ). These ideas would require further analysis of individual species responses, which would also be useful from a biodiversity conservation standpoint, but are beyond the scope of the present investigation, focussing as it does on synthetic community descriptors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, N deposition may speed up the loss of species through more rapid competitive exclusion by species adapted to shaded conditions, already present in the flora or capable of invading, if other resources do not become limiting to their growth (Härdtle, von Oheimb, & Westphal, ; Hautier, Niklaus, & Hector, ; Peppler‐Lisbach, Beyer, Menke, & Mentges, ). There may also be a role for mycorrhizal fungi in determining such interactions; herbaceous species that are lost may have arbuscular or ectomycorrhizal fungal partners that have been adversely affected by historic levels of N deposition (Phillips, Brzostek, & Midgley, ; van Strien, Boomsluiter, Noordeloos, Verweij, & Kuyper, ). These ideas would require further analysis of individual species responses, which would also be useful from a biodiversity conservation standpoint, but are beyond the scope of the present investigation, focussing as it does on synthetic community descriptors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This can be an important source of information about changes in species relative abundance or distribution. For example, historical opportunistic data sets were used by van Strien et al (2018) to examine whether woodland fungi benefited from policies that reduced atmospheric nitrogen and by Sparks et al (2005) to examine the association between warming temperatures and abundance of butterflies migrating to Britain.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…). Again, this emphasizes the importance of land‐use type to understanding environmental impacts on diversity (van Strien et al., ). In line with this explanation, van der Linde et al.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%