TY - JOUR
T1 - Collembola grazing on arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi modulates nutrient allocation in plants
AU - Ngosong, Christopher
AU - Gabriel, Elke
AU - Ruess, Liliane
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded by the Leibniz Society , and the Counties Brandenburg and Thüringen in Germany . We are grateful to Kerstin Bieler and Dr. Ngwene Benard (IGZ Großbeeren), and Paul Prill (HU Berlin) for their assistance.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) mycelia networks are important for nutrient allocation in many plants, but fungivorous soil invertebrates such as Collembola can modulate the symbiosis by grazing on the extra-radical mycelium (ERM). This study employs a dual biomarker approach with stable isotopes and fatty acids to disentangle trophic interactions of Collembola in a plant-fungal soil system with maize (Zea mays) and the AM fungus Glomus mosseae. To separate ERM and root mediated effects, root (RC) and hyphal compartments (HC) were used, and the latter was spiked with labeled 15N substrate. The euedaphic Collembola species Protaphorura fimata was introduced as the fungal and root grazer. Generally, the presence of Collembola in RC fostered biomass and phosphorous uptake in roots colonized with AM. Nitrogen transport from HC to RC was not altered, indicating that Collembola did not disrupt the ERM network via grazing. Collembola-fungus interactions fostered AM hyphal proliferation in HC, whereas in RC it induced a change from fungal senescence with build-up of storage reserves, to an active foraging phase. A distinct diet switch by Collembola between HC and RC indicated different ERM palatability meditated by the presence or absence of the host plant. Overall, Collembola grazing increased ERM nutrient sequestration, particularly phosphorus, and in turn plant performance. Collembola modified fungal phenology, favoring fungal colonization over reproductive phases. These trophic interactions were strongly determined by fungal life stage, with the establishment of a functional mycorrhiza as a crucial factor.
AB - Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) mycelia networks are important for nutrient allocation in many plants, but fungivorous soil invertebrates such as Collembola can modulate the symbiosis by grazing on the extra-radical mycelium (ERM). This study employs a dual biomarker approach with stable isotopes and fatty acids to disentangle trophic interactions of Collembola in a plant-fungal soil system with maize (Zea mays) and the AM fungus Glomus mosseae. To separate ERM and root mediated effects, root (RC) and hyphal compartments (HC) were used, and the latter was spiked with labeled 15N substrate. The euedaphic Collembola species Protaphorura fimata was introduced as the fungal and root grazer. Generally, the presence of Collembola in RC fostered biomass and phosphorous uptake in roots colonized with AM. Nitrogen transport from HC to RC was not altered, indicating that Collembola did not disrupt the ERM network via grazing. Collembola-fungus interactions fostered AM hyphal proliferation in HC, whereas in RC it induced a change from fungal senescence with build-up of storage reserves, to an active foraging phase. A distinct diet switch by Collembola between HC and RC indicated different ERM palatability meditated by the presence or absence of the host plant. Overall, Collembola grazing increased ERM nutrient sequestration, particularly phosphorus, and in turn plant performance. Collembola modified fungal phenology, favoring fungal colonization over reproductive phases. These trophic interactions were strongly determined by fungal life stage, with the establishment of a functional mycorrhiza as a crucial factor.
KW - Arbuscular mycorrhiza
KW - Collembola
KW - Fungivores
KW - Nutrient transport
KW - Plant performance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedobi.2014.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.pedobi.2014.03.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84901249652
SN - 0031-4056
VL - 57
SP - 171
EP - 179
JO - Pedobiologia
JF - Pedobiologia
IS - 3
ER -