Synergism and context dependency of interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia with a prairie legume

Ecology - Tập 95 Số 4 - Trang 1045-1054 - 2014
Anna L. Larimer1, Keith Clay1, James D. Bever1
1Department of Biology; Indiana University; Bloomington; Indiana; 47405-3700; USA

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Biotic interactions play primary roles in major theories of the distribution and abundance of species, yet the nature of these biotic interactions can depend upon the larger ecological community. Leguminous plants, for example, commonly associate with both arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rhizobia bacteria, and the pairwise interactions may depend upon the presence or identity of the third partner. To determine if the dynamics of plant–AMF and plant–rhizobia interactions are affected by the alternate symbiont, we manipulated the presence and identity of each symbiont, as well as levels of the nutrients supplied by each symbiont (nitrogen and phosphorus), on the growth of prairie legume Amorpha canescens. We found strong synergistic effects of AMF and rhizobia inoculation on plant biomass production that were independent of nutrient levels. AMF and rhizobia responses were each influenced by the other, but not in the same direction. AMF infection increased root nodule number and mass, but rhizobia inoculation decreased AMF hyphal colonization of roots. The relative benefits of each combination of symbionts depended upon phosphorus level. The effect of nitrogen was also contingent on the biotic environment where nitrogen addition decreased nodulation, but this decrease was reduced with coinfection by AMF. Our results demonstrate a strong contingency on the co‐occurrence of AMF and rhizobia for the long‐term fitness of A. canescens, and suggest that the belowground community is critical for the success of this species in tallgrass prairies.

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Ecology

Tập 95 Số 4

1045-1054

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