Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi

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  • Nerea Abrego
    University of Jyväskylä
  • Brendan Furneaux
    University of Jyväskylä
  • Bess Hardwick
    University of Helsinki
  • Panu Somervuo
    University of Helsinki
  • Isabella Palorinne
    University of Helsinki
  • Carlos A Aguilar-Trigueros
    University of Jyväskylä
  • Nigel R Andrew
    University of New England, Maine
  • Ulyana V Babiy
    Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve
  • Tan Bao
    Grant MacEwan University
  • Gisela Bazzano
    Centro de Zoología Aplicada
  • Svetlana N Bondarchuk
    Sikhote-Alin State Nature Biosphere Reserve named after K. G. Abramov
  • Timothy C Bonebrake
    The University of Hong Kong
  • Georgina L Brennan
    Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona
  • Syndonia Bret-Harte
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Claus Bässler
    Goethe University, Frankfurt
  • Luciano Cagnolo
    Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal
  • Erin K Cameron
    Saint Mary's University
  • Elodie Chapurlat
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
  • Simon Creer
    Molecular Ecology and Evolution at Bangor (MEEB)
  • Luigi P D'Acqui
    Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems - IRET
  • Natasha de Vere
    University of Copenhagen
  • Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau
    University of Bordeaux
  • Michel A K Dongmo
    The University of Hong Kong
  • Ida B Dyrholm Jacobsen
    Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
  • Brian L Fisher
    California Academy of Sciences
  • Miguel Flores de Jesus
    Legado das Águas
  • Gregory S Gilbert
    University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Gareth W Griffith
    Department of Interdisciplinary Life SciencesAberystwyth University
  • Anna A Gritsuk
    Sikhote-Alin State Nature Biosphere Reserve named after K. G. Abramov
  • Andrin Gross
    WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute
  • Håkan Grudd
    Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
  • Panu Halme
    University of Jyväskylä
  • Rachid Hanna
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • Jannik Hansen
    Aarhus University
  • Lars Holst Hansen
    Aarhus University
  • Apollon D M T Hegbe
    University of Parakou
  • Sarah Hill
    University of New England, Maine
  • Ian D Hogg
    Canadian High Arctic Research Station
  • Jenni Hultman
    University of Helsinki
  • Kevin D Hyde
    Mae Fah Luang University
  • Nicole A Hynson
    University of Hawaii, Manoa
  • Natalia Ivanova
    University of Guelph, Ontario
  • Petteri Karisto
    ETH Zürich
  • Deirdre Kerdraon
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
  • Anastasia Knorre
    Department of Soil Science
  • Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber
    University of Vienna
  • Juri Kurhinen
    University of Helsinki
  • Masha Kuzmina
    University of Guelph, Ontario
  • Nicolas Lecomte
    Centre d'Études Nordiques and Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology
  • Erin Lecomte
    Centre d'Études Nordiques and Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology
  • Viviana Loaiza
    University of Zürich
  • Erik Lundin
    Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
  • Alexander Meire
    Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
  • Armin Mešić
    Rudjer Boskovic Institute
  • Otto Miettinen
    University of Helsinki
  • Norman Monkhouse
    University of Guelph, Ontario
  • Peter Mortimer
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Jörg Müller
    Bavarian Forest National Park
  • R Henrik Nilsson
    University of Gothenburg
  • Puani Yannick C Nonti
    University of Parakou
  • Jenni Nordén
    Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
  • Björn Nordén
    Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
  • Veera Norros
    Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Helsinki
  • Claudia Paz
    São Paulo State University
  • Petri Pellikka
    University of Helsinki
  • Danilo Pereira
    ETH Zürich
  • Geoff Petch
    University of Worcester
  • Juha-Matti Pitkänen
    Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Helsinki Finland
  • Flavius Popa
    Department of Ecosystem Monitoring
  • Caitlin Potter
    Department of Interdisciplinary Life SciencesAberystwyth University
  • Jenna Purhonen
    University of Jyväskylä
  • Sanna Pätsi
    University of Turku
  • Abdullah Rafiq
    Bangor University
  • Dimby Raharinjanahary
    Madagascar Biodiversity Center
  • Niklas Rakos
    Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
  • Achala R Rathnayaka
    Mae Fah Luang University
  • Katrine Raundrup
    Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
  • Yury A Rebriev
    Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Jouko Rikkinen
    University of Helsinki
  • Hanna M K Rogers
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
  • Andrey Rogovsky
    Department of Soil Science
  • Yuri Rozhkov
    State Nature Reserve Olekminsky
  • Kadri Runnel
    University of Tartu
  • Annika Saarto
    University of Turku
  • Anton Savchenko
    University of Tartu
  • Markus Schlegel
    WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute
  • Niels Martin Schmidt
    Aarhus University
  • Sebastian Seibold
    TUD Dresden University of Technology
  • Carsten Skjøth
    University of Worcester
  • Elisa Stengel
    Julius Maximilians University Würzburg
  • Svetlana V Sutyrina
    Sikhote-Alin State Nature Biosphere Reserve named after K. G. Abramov
  • Ilkka Syvänperä
    University of Turku
  • Leho Tedersoo
    University of Tartu
  • Jebidiah Timm
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Laura Tipton
    Chaminade University of Honolulu
  • Hirokazu Toju
    Kyoto University, Japan
  • Maria Uscka-Perzanowska
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
  • Michelle van der Bank
    University of Johannesburg
  • F Herman van der Bank
    University of Johannesburg
  • Bryan Vandenbrink
    Canadian High Arctic Research Station
  • Stefano Ventura
    Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems - IRET
  • Solvi R Vignisson
    Sudurnes Science and Learning Center
  • Xiaoyang Wang
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Wolfgang W Weisser
    Technical University of Munich
  • Subodini N Wijesinghe
    Mae Fah Luang University
  • S Joseph Wright
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
  • Chunyan Yang
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Nourou S Yorou
    University of Parakou
  • Amanda Young
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Douglas W Yu
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Evgeny V Zakharov
    University of Guelph, Ontario
  • Paul D N Hebert
    University of Guelph, Ontario
  • Tomas Roslin
    University of Helsinki
  • Otso Ovaskainen
    University of Jyväskylä

Fungi are among the most diverse and ecologically important kingdoms in life. However, the distributional ranges of fungi remain largely unknown as do the ecological mechanisms that shape their distributions1,2. To provide an integrated view of the spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi, we implemented a globally distributed standardized aerial sampling of fungal spores3. The vast majority of operational taxonomic units were detected within only one climatic zone, and the spatiotemporal patterns of species richness and community composition were mostly explained by annual mean air temperature. Tropical regions hosted the highest fungal diversity except for lichenized, ericoid mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungi, which reached their peak diversity in temperate regions. The sensitivity in climatic responses was associated with phylogenetic relatedness, suggesting that large-scale distributions of some fungal groups are partially constrained by their ancestral niche. There was a strong phylogenetic signal in seasonal sensitivity, suggesting that some groups of fungi have retained their ancestral trait of sporulating for only a short period. Overall, our results show that the hyperdiverse kingdom of fungi follows globally highly predictable spatial and temporal dynamics, with seasonality in both species richness and community composition increasing with latitude. Our study reports patterns resembling those described for other major groups of organisms, thus making a major contribution to the long-standing debate on whether organisms with a microbial lifestyle follow the global biodiversity paradigms known for macroorganisms4,5.

Keywords

  • Seasons, Fungi/genetics, Phylogeny, DNA, Fungal/genetics, Biodiversity, Air Microbiology, Temperature, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Spores, Fungal/isolation & purification, Mycorrhizae/genetics
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)835-842
Number of pages8
JournalNature
Volume631
Issue number8022
Early online date10 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jul 2024
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