Record ID No. |
5604 |
Author(s) |
Cahudhary V. B.*, Rua M. A. and Hoeksema J. D. , 2016 |
Affiliation |
*Department of Environmental Science and Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA |
Title |
MycoDB, a global database of plant response to mycorrhizal fungi. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Scientific Data. 3(160028), |
Categories |
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Subjects |
General |
Host |
NA |
Organism |
NA |
Country |
USA |
Abstracts |
Plants form belowground associations with mycorrhizal fungi in one of the most common symbioses on
Earth. However, few large-scale generalizations exist for the structure and function of mycorrhizal
symbioses, as the nature of this relationship varies from mutualistic to parasitic and is largely contextdependent. We announce the public release of MycoDB, a database of 4,010 studies (from 438 unique
publications) to aid in multi-factor meta-analyses elucidating the ecological and evolutionary context in
which mycorrhizal fungi alter plant productivity. Over 10 years with nearly 80 collaborators, we compiled
data on the response of plant biomass to mycorrhizal fungal inoculation, including meta-analysis metrics
and 24 additional explanatory variables that describe the biotic and abiotic context of each study. We also
include phylogenetic trees for all plants and fungi in the database. To our knowledge, MycoDB is the largest
ecological meta-analysis database. We aim to share these data to highlight significant gaps in mycorrhizal
research and encourage synthesis to explore the ecological and evolutionary generalities that govern mycorrhizal functioning in ecosystems. |