Functional links of aboveground changes and belowground activity with land use (CRN2014)

This fact sheet describes project CRN2014, which investigates how land use and cover change (LUCC) and climate affect soil microorganisms, specifically arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), across temperate and tropical ecosystems in the Americas.

• DNA analysis indicates that dominant arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) taxa exhibit shifts in species abundance between different seasons, contradicting the expectation that below-ground fungi biodiversity reacts slowly to environmental change.
• The diversity and symbiotic ability of AMF decline significantly during warm and dry seasons, potentially leading to the loss of the symbiotic relationship between the fungi and their host plants, which may reduce plant performance due to climate change.
• Researchers from Bolivia and Ecuador have applied knowledge of these soil microorganisms in the páramos region to create bio-fertilizers that enhance the growth of potatoes.

APA

Berbara, R. L. L., Bever, J. D., Ponce, J. F., Hamel, C., Otero, M. G., Valle, M. E., & Proano, K. (2010). Functional links of aboveground changes and belowground activity with land use (CRN2014). Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/CRN2_14.pdf

Chicago

Berbara, Ricardo Luis Louro, James D. Bever, Javier Franco Ponce, Chantal Hamel, Madelin Garciga Otero, Martin Esqueda Valle, and Karina Proano. Functional links of aboveground changes and belowground activity with land use (CRN2014). Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2010. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/CRN2_14.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{berbara2010functional, author = {Berbara, Ricardo Luis Louro and Bever, James D. and Ponce, Javier Franco and Hamel, Chantal and Otero, Madelin Garciga and Valle, Martin Esqueda and Proano, Karina}, title = {{Functional links of aboveground changes and belowground activity with land use (CRN2014)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2010}, month = feb, url = {https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/CRN2_14.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }