Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remnant and reconstructed prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, 2019 (ver. 2.0, April 2022)
Dates
Publication Date
2021-12-02
Start Date
2019-06-25
End Date
2020-01-30
Revision
2022-04-11
Citation
Larson, J.L., Aldrich-Wolfe, L., Vink, S., Huerd, S.C., Vacek, S., Drobney, P., Jordan, N.R., and Larson, D.L., 2021, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remnant and reconstructed prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, 2019 (ver. 2.0, April 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P95R5UNN.
Summary
This data record contains arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) operational taxonomic unit (OTU) occurrences with native prairie plant species roots collected from paired remnant and reconstructed prairies, as well as soil physical and chemical property data from these field sites in Minnesota and Iowa.
Summary
This data record contains arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) operational taxonomic unit (OTU) occurrences with native prairie plant species roots collected from paired remnant and reconstructed prairies, as well as soil physical and chemical property data from these field sites in Minnesota and Iowa.
Prairie reconstruction practitioners struggle to reproduce the species richness and ecosystem services provided by large remnant prairies. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may help to improve the efficiency of reconstruction methods. AMF form symbiotic associations with many prairie plant species and can assist in development of late-successional species rich native prairie reconstructions. In this first tier of research we sought to determine if differences exist in AMF taxa colonizing roots of plant species collected in high-quality remnant compared to reconstructed prairies.
