Dataset: Roadside disturbance promotes plant communities with arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in mountain regions worldwide Universiteit Antwerpen
Ivan Nijs, Jonas Lembrechts, Erik Verbruggen, Jan Clavel, Tim Seipel, Jonathan Lenoir, Sylvia Haider, Keith McDougall, Martin Nunez, Jake Alexander, Agustina Barros, Ann Milbau
Aim: We aimed to assess the impact of road disturbances on the dominant mycorrhizal types in ecosystems at the global level and how this mechanism can potentially lead to lasting plant community changes. Location: Globally distributed mountain regions Time Period: 2007-2018 Taxa studied: Plants (linked to their associated mycorrhizal fungi) Methods: We used a database of coordinated plant community surveys following mountain roads from 894 plots in 11 mountain regions across the globe in combination with an existing database of mycorrhizal-plant associations in order to approximate the ...