Year: 2016
Type: data-paper
Abstract: 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 context-dependent. 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.
Source: Scientific Data
Authors: V. Bala Chaudhary, Megan A. Rúa, Anita Antoninka, James D. Bever, Jeffery Cannon, Ashley Craig, Jessica Duchicela, Alicia Frame, Monique Gardes, Catherine Gehring, Michelle Ha, Miranda Hart, Jacob Hopkins, Baoming Ji, Nancy Collins Johnson, Wittaya Kaonongbua, Justine Karst, Roger T. Koide, Louis J. Lamit, James Meadow, Brook G. Milligan, John C. Moore, Thomas H. Pendergast IV, Bridget Piculell, Blake Ramsby, Suzanne Simard, Shubha Shrestha, James Umbanhowar, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Lawrence Walters, Gail W. T. Wilson, Peter C. Zee, Jason D. Hoeksema
Institutions: DePaul University, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Mississippi, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Northern Arizona University, University of Kansas, Colorado State University, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, Environmental Protection Agency, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Evolution et Diversité Biologique, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Beijing Forestry University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, University of Alberta, Brigham Young University, Michigan Technological University, University of Oregon, Montana State University, New Mexico State University, University of Georgia, University of British Columbia, Winston-Salem State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Maastricht University, Enova (United States), Oklahoma State University, California State University, Northridge
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,490
Funders: National Science Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Loyola University Chicago, North Carolina State University, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Division of Environmental Biology
Awards: G1331113425, New GK-12: Biotechnology Integration Opportunities for Teacher Education and Content (BIOTEC), IGERT - Integrative Bioscience: Genes to Environment, G5192963175, CEAS: Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Collaborative Research: Price determination in ectomycorrhizal symbioses, NIMBioS: National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, CSBE: A Place for Evolutionary Synthesis in North Carolina's Research Triangle, G8253402715
OpenAlex ID: W2415986366