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Tracking carbon from the atmosphere to the rhizosphere

Olsson, Pål Axel LU and Johnson, Nancy LU (2005) In Ecology Letters 8(12). p.1264-1270
Abstract
Turnover rates of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may influence storage of soil organic carbon (SOC). We examined the longevity of AM hyphae in monoxenic cultures; and we also used C-13 incorporation into signature fatty acids to study C dynamics in a mycorrhizal symbiosis involving Glomus intraradices and Plantago lanceolata. C-13 enrichment of signature fatty acids showed rapid transfer of plant assimilates to AM fungi and a gradual release of C from roots to rhizosphere bacteria, but at a much slower rate. Furthermore, most C assimilated by AM fungi remained 32 days after labelling. These findings indicate that C-13 labelled fatty acids can be used to track C flux from the atmosphere to the rhizosphere and that retention of C in AM... (More)
Turnover rates of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may influence storage of soil organic carbon (SOC). We examined the longevity of AM hyphae in monoxenic cultures; and we also used C-13 incorporation into signature fatty acids to study C dynamics in a mycorrhizal symbiosis involving Glomus intraradices and Plantago lanceolata. C-13 enrichment of signature fatty acids showed rapid transfer of plant assimilates to AM fungi and a gradual release of C from roots to rhizosphere bacteria, but at a much slower rate. Furthermore, most C assimilated by AM fungi remained 32 days after labelling. These findings indicate that C-13 labelled fatty acids can be used to track C flux from the atmosphere to the rhizosphere and that retention of C in AM fungal mycelium may contribute significantly to SOC. (Less)
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Plantago lanceolata, intraradices, Glomus, carbon cycling, C-13, arbuscular mycorrhiza, bacteria, signature fatty acids, stable isotope
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Ecology Letters
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8
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1264 - 1270
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Wiley-Blackwell
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1461-023X
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10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00831.x
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English
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  author       = {{Olsson, Pål Axel and Johnson, Nancy}},
  issn         = {{1461-023X}},
  keywords     = {{Plantago lanceolata; intraradices; Glomus; carbon cycling; C-13; arbuscular mycorrhiza; bacteria; signature fatty acids; stable isotope}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{1264--1270}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Ecology Letters}},
  title        = {{Tracking carbon from the atmosphere to the rhizosphere}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00831.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00831.x}},
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