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European mushroom assemblages are darker in cold climates

Autoři	KRAH Franz-Sebastian BÜNTGEN Ulf SCHAEFER Hanno MÜLLER Jörg ANDREW Carrie BODDY Lynne DIEZ Jeffrey EGLI Simon FRECKLETON Robert GANGE Alan C. HALVORSEN Rune HEEGAARD Einar HEIDEROTH Antje HEIBL Christoph HEILMANN-CLAUSEN Jacob HOILAND Klaus KAR Ritwika KAUSERUD Havard KIRK Paul M. KUYPER Thomas W. KRISAI-GREILHUBER Irmgard NORDEN Jenni PAPASTEFANOU Phillip SENN-IRLET Beatrice BÄSSLER Claus
Rok publikování	2019
Druh	Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj	Nature Communications
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU	Přírodovědecká fakulta
Citace
www	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10767-z
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10767-z
Klíčová slova	diversity; ectomycorrhizal; evolution; coloration; melanism; traits; fungi
Popis	Thermal melanism theory states that dark-colored ectotherm organisms are at an advantage at low temperature due to increased warming. This theory is generally supported for ectotherm animals, however, the function of colors in the fungal kingdom is largely unknown. Here, we test whether the color lightness of mushroom assemblages is related to climate using a dataset of 3.2 million observations of 3,054 species across Europe. Consistent with the thermal melanism theory, mushroom assemblages are significantly darker in areas with cold climates. We further show differences in color phenotype between fungal lifestyles and a lifestyle differentiated response to seasonality. These results indicate a more complex ecological role of mushroom colors and suggest functions beyond thermal adaption. Because fungi play a crucial role in terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycles, understanding the links between the thermal environment, functional coloration and species' geographical distributions will be critical in predicting ecosystem responses to global warming.