Dynamics and drivers of fungal communities in a multipartite ant-plant association
- Autor(en)
- Veronica Barrajon-Santos, Maximilian Nepel, Bela Hausmann, Hermann Voglmayr, Dagmar Woebken, Veronika E Mayer
- Abstrakt
Fungi and ants belong to the most important organisms in terrestrial ecosystems on Earth. In nutrient-poor niches of tropical rainforests, they have developed steady ecological relationships as a successful survival strategy. In tropical ant-plant mutualisms worldwide, where resident ants provide the host plants with defense and nutrients in exchange for shelter and food, fungi are regularly found in the ant nesting space, inhabiting ant-made dark-colored piles (“patches”). Unlike the extensively investigated fungus-growing insects, where the fungi serve as the primary food source, the purpose of this ant-fungi association is less clear. To decipher the roles of fungi in these structures within ant nests, it is crucial to first understand the dynamics and drivers that influence fungal patch communities during ant colony development.
- Organisation(en)
- Department für Botanik und Biodiversitätsforschung, Department für Mikrobiologie und Ökosystemforschung
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science, Joint Microbiome Facility, Medizinische Universität Wien
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Band
- 22
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 15
- ISSN
- 1741-7007
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01897-y
- Publikationsdatum
- 2024
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 106026 Ökosystemforschung, 106022 Mikrobiologie
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Structural Biology, Physiology, Biotechnology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 15 – Leben an Land
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/dynamics-and-drivers-of-fungal-communities-in-a-multipartite-antplant-association(df8de00d-0901-42c6-9148-dbbb4b2dad14).html