TY - JOUR
T1 - Biogeography in the air
T2 - Fungal diversity over land and oceans
AU - Fröhlich-Nowoisky, J.
AU - Burrows, S. M.
AU - Xie, Z.
AU - Engling, G.
AU - Solomon, P. A.
AU - Fraser, Matthew
AU - Mayol-Bracero, O. L.
AU - Artaxo, P.
AU - Begerow, D.
AU - Conrad, R.
AU - Andreae, M. O.
AU - Després, V. R.
AU - Pöschl, U.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Biogenic aerosols are relevant for the Earth system, climate, and public health on local, regional, and global scales. Up to now, however, little is known about the diversity and biogeography of airborne microorganisms. We present the first DNA-based analysis of airborne fungi on global scales, showing pronounced geographic patterns and boundaries. In particular we find that the ratio of species richness between Basidiomycota and Ascomycota is much higher in continental air than in marine air. This may be an important difference between the "blue ocean" and "green ocean" regimes in the formation of clouds and precipitation, for which fungal spores can act as nuclei. Our findings also suggest that air flow patterns and the global atmospheric circulation are important for the understanding of global changes in biodiversity.
AB - Biogenic aerosols are relevant for the Earth system, climate, and public health on local, regional, and global scales. Up to now, however, little is known about the diversity and biogeography of airborne microorganisms. We present the first DNA-based analysis of airborne fungi on global scales, showing pronounced geographic patterns and boundaries. In particular we find that the ratio of species richness between Basidiomycota and Ascomycota is much higher in continental air than in marine air. This may be an important difference between the "blue ocean" and "green ocean" regimes in the formation of clouds and precipitation, for which fungal spores can act as nuclei. Our findings also suggest that air flow patterns and the global atmospheric circulation are important for the understanding of global changes in biodiversity.
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U2 - 10.5194/bg-9-1125-2012
DO - 10.5194/bg-9-1125-2012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859124326
SN - 1726-4170
VL - 9
SP - 1125
EP - 1136
JO - Biogeosciences
JF - Biogeosciences
IS - 3
ER -