The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings
<p><em>Aim of the study:</em> Mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean forests play a key role in the complex process of recovery after wildfires. A broader understanding of an important pyrophytic species as <em>Pinus pinaster</em> and its fungal symbionts is thus necessary...
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doaj-e93b6e998e1144caa6010b8096452deb2020-11-24T22:43:48ZengInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaForest Systems2171-98452016-04-01251e050e05010.5424/fs/2016251-079552292The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlingsPablo Vásquez-Gassibe0Juan-Andrés Oria-de-Rueda1Luis Santos-del-Blanco2Pablo Martín-Pinto3Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute. Fire and Applied Mycology Laboratory. Departments of Agroforestry Sciences, and Vegetal Production and Natural Resources. University of Valladolid (Palencia).Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute. Fire and Applied Mycology Laboratory. Departments of Agroforestry Sciences, and Vegetal Production and Natural Resources. University of Valladolid (Palencia).Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute. Fire and Applied Mycology Laboratory. Departments of Agroforestry Sciences, and Vegetal Production and Natural Resources. University of Valladolid (Palencia). Dept. Ecology and Evolution. Univeristy of Lausanne. CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute. Fire and Applied Mycology Laboratory. Departments of Agroforestry Sciences, and Vegetal Production and Natural Resources. University of Valladolid (Palencia)<p><em>Aim of the study:</em> Mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean forests play a key role in the complex process of recovery after wildfires. A broader understanding of an important pyrophytic species as <em>Pinus pinaster</em> and its fungal symbionts is thus necessary for forest restoration purposes. This study aims to assess the effects of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis on maritime pine seedlings and how fire severity affects fungal colonization ability.</p><p><em>Area of study:</em> Central Spain, in a Mediterranean region typically affected by wildfires dominated by <em>Pinus pinaster</em>, a species adapted to fire disturbance.</p><p><em>Material and Methods</em>: We studied <em>P. pinaster</em> root apexes from seedlings grown in soils collected one year after fire in undisturbed sites, sites moderately affected by fire and sites highly affected by fire. Natural ectomycorrhization was observed at the whole root system level as well as at two root vertical sections (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm). We also measured several morphometric traits (tap root length, shoot length, dry biomass of shoots and root/shoot ratio), which were used to test the influence of fire severity and soil chemistry upon them.</p><p><em>Main results</em>: Ectomycorrhizal colonization in undisturbed soils for total and separated root vertical sections was higher than in soils that had been affected by fire to some degree. Inversely, seedling vegetative size increased according to fire severity.</p><p><em>Research highlights: </em>Fire severity affected soil properties and mycorrhizal colonization one year after occurrence, thus affecting plant development. These findings can contribute to a better knowledge of the factors mediating successful establishment of <em>P. pinaster</em> in Mediterranean forests after wildfires.</p><p> </p>http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/fs/article/view/7955Wildfiremycorrhizal fungiMaritime pinebioassay |
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Pablo Vásquez-Gassibe Juan-Andrés Oria-de-Rueda Luis Santos-del-Blanco Pablo Martín-Pinto The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings Forest Systems Wildfire mycorrhizal fungi Maritime pine bioassay |
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Pablo Vásquez-Gassibe Juan-Andrés Oria-de-Rueda Luis Santos-del-Blanco Pablo Martín-Pinto |
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The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings |
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The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings |
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The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings |
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The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings |
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The effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings |
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effects of fire severity on ectomycorrhizal colonization and morphometric features in pinus pinaster ait. seedlings |
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Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria |
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Forest Systems |
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2171-9845 |
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2016-04-01 |
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<p><em>Aim of the study:</em> Mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean forests play a key role in the complex process of recovery after wildfires. A broader understanding of an important pyrophytic species as <em>Pinus pinaster</em> and its fungal symbionts is thus necessary for forest restoration purposes. This study aims to assess the effects of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis on maritime pine seedlings and how fire severity affects fungal colonization ability.</p><p><em>Area of study:</em> Central Spain, in a Mediterranean region typically affected by wildfires dominated by <em>Pinus pinaster</em>, a species adapted to fire disturbance.</p><p><em>Material and Methods</em>: We studied <em>P. pinaster</em> root apexes from seedlings grown in soils collected one year after fire in undisturbed sites, sites moderately affected by fire and sites highly affected by fire. Natural ectomycorrhization was observed at the whole root system level as well as at two root vertical sections (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm). We also measured several morphometric traits (tap root length, shoot length, dry biomass of shoots and root/shoot ratio), which were used to test the influence of fire severity and soil chemistry upon them.</p><p><em>Main results</em>: Ectomycorrhizal colonization in undisturbed soils for total and separated root vertical sections was higher than in soils that had been affected by fire to some degree. Inversely, seedling vegetative size increased according to fire severity.</p><p><em>Research highlights: </em>Fire severity affected soil properties and mycorrhizal colonization one year after occurrence, thus affecting plant development. These findings can contribute to a better knowledge of the factors mediating successful establishment of <em>P. pinaster</em> in Mediterranean forests after wildfires.</p><p> </p> |
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Wildfire mycorrhizal fungi Maritime pine bioassay |
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