Unravelling Changes in the Pinus radiata Root and Soil Microbiomes as a Function of Aridity.

ABSTRACT: Increased aridity is emerging as a key impact of climate change in terrestrial ecosystems globally. Forest biomes are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of changing environmental conditions due to their long-lived and sessile nature. Microbiomes have coevolved with plants under changing environmental conditions with shared fitness outcomes. However, both the movement of plants via domestication and rapid pace of environmental change may impact the ability of plants to recruit microbial symbionts that support environmental stress tolerance. This study investigates the effects of aridity on tree-root microbiome symbiosis, focusing on the widely planted Pinus radiata. By sampling a broad geographic range and diverse environmental gradients, we reveal how aridity, soil and climatic variabl

SUBMITTER: Addison SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11979571 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature