<i>Spartina alterniflora</i> modifies the native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in coastal ecosystem.

ABSTRACT: The effect of invasive plants is mediated by their interactions with microbial communities. However, it is still uncertain how Spartina alterniflora impacts the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community within the native rhizosphere what the resulting AMF differences are associated with. Here, we investigated what kind of AMF communities are formed in the roots of S. alterniflora to distinguish it from native plants such as Suaeda salsa, Phragmites australis, and Tamarix chinensis by analyzing the AMF communities and the associations with selected environmental factors. The dynamics of AM fungal communities are linked to plant-soil systems. The AMF communities of S. alterniflora and native vegetation demonstrated notable differences in composition, div

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922919 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature