@article{5310197f69bc469fbfcd2d5d7caf4c8b,
title = "Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi",
abstract = "Fungi are highly diverse organisms, which provide multiple ecosystem services. However, compared with charismatic animals and plants, the distribution patterns and conservation needs of fungi have been little explored. Here, we examined endemicity patterns, global change vulnerability and conservation priority areas for functional groups of soil fungi based on six global surveys using a high-resolution, long-read metabarcoding approach. We found that the endemicity of all fungi and most functional groups peaks in tropical habitats, including Amazonia, Yucatan, West-Central Africa, Sri Lanka, and New Caledonia, with a negligible island effect compared with plants and animals. We also found that fungi are predominantly vulnerable to drought, heat and land-cover change, particularly in dry tropical regions with high human population density. Fungal conservation areas of highest priority include herbaceous wetlands, tropical forests, and woodlands. We stress that more attention should be focused on the conservation of fungi, especially root symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungi in tropical regions as well as unicellular early-diverging groups and macrofungi in general. Given the low overlap between the endemicity of fungi and macroorganisms, but high conservation needs in both groups, detailed analyses on distribution and conservation requirements are warranted for other microorganisms and soil organisms.",
author = "{Leho Tedersoo, Vladimir Mikryukov, Alexander Zizka, Mohammad Bahram, Niloufar Hagh‐Doust, Sten Anslan, Oleh Prylutskyi, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Fernando T Maestre, Jaan P{\"a}rn, Maarja {\"O}pik, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel, Mikk Espenberg, {\"U}lo Mander, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Adriana Corrales, Ahto Agan, A{\'i}da‐M Vasco‐Palacios, Alessandro Saitta, Andrea C Rinaldi, Annemieke Verbeken, Bobby P Sulistyo, Boris Tamgnoue, Brendan Furneaux, Camila Duarte Ritter, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Cathy Sharp, C{\'e}sar Mar{\'i}n, Daniyal Gohar, Darta Klavina, Dipon Sharmah, Dong Qin Dai, Eduardo Nouhra, Elisabeth Machteld Biersma, Elisabeth R{\"a}hn, Erin K Cameron, Eske De Crop, Eveli Otsing, Evgeny A Davydov, Felipe E Albornoz, Francis Q Brearley, Franz Buegger, Geoffrey Zahn, Gregory Bonito, Inga Hiiesalu, Isabel C Barrio, Jacob Heilmann‐Clausen, Jelena Ankuda, John Y Kupagme, Jose G Maci{\'a}‐Vicente, Joseph Djeugap Fovo, J{\'o}zsef Geml, Juha M Alatalo, Julieta Alvarez‐Manjarrez, Kadri P{\~o}ldmaa} and Leho Tedersoo and Vladimir Mikryukov and Alexander Zizka and Mohammad Bahram and Niloufar Hagh-Doust and Sten Anslan and Oleh Prylutskyi and Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo and Maestre, {Fernando T.} and Jaan P{\"a}rn and Maarja {\"O}pik and Mari Moora and Martin Zobel and Mikk Espenberg and {\"U}lo Mander and Khalid, {Abdul Nasir} and Adriana Corrales and Ahto Agan and Vasco-Palacios, {A{\'i}da M.} and Alessandro Saitta and Rinaldi, {Andrea C.} and Annemieke Verbeken and Sulistyo, {Bobby P.} and Boris Tamgnoue and Brendan Furneaux and Ritter, {Camila Duarte} and Casper Nyamukondiwa and Cathy Sharp and C{\'e}sar Mar{\'i}n and Daniyal Gohar and Darta Klavina and Dipon Sharmah and Dai, {Dong Qin} and Eduardo Nouhra and Biersma, {Elisabeth Machteld} and Elisabeth R{\"a}hn and Erin K Cameron and {De Crop}, Eske and Eveli Otsing and Davydov, {Evgeny A.} and Felipe E Albornoz and Brearley, {Francis Q.} and Franz Buegger and Geoffrey Zahn and Gregory Bonito and Inga Hiiesalu and Barrio, {Isabel C.} and Jacob Heilmann-Clausen and Jelena Ankuda and Kupagme, {John Y.}",
note = "Funding Information: The full acknowledgements are provided in Table S6 . The bulk of the funding is derived from the Estonian Science Foundation (grants PRG632, PRG1170, PRG1615, MOBTP198), EEA Financial Mechanism Baltic Research Programme (EMP442), and Novo Nordisk Fonden (NNF20OC0059948). All collected soil samples are preserved in collection of DNA and environmental samples of University of Tartu Natural History Museum. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1111/gcb.16398",
language = "English",
journal = "Global Change Biology",
issn = "1354-1013",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
}
