A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Cross-kingdom interactions matter: fungal-mediated interactions structure an insect community on oak
Tekijät: Tack AJM, Gripenberg S, Roslin T
Kustantaja: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Julkaisuvuosi: 2012
Journal: Ecology Letters
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: ECOLOGY LETTERS
Lehden akronyymi: ECOL LETT
Numero sarjassa: 3
Vuosikerta: 15
Numero: 3
Aloitussivu: 177
Lopetussivu: 185
Sivujen määrä: 9
ISSN: 1461-023X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01724.x
Tiivistelmä
Although phytophagous insects and plant pathogens frequently share the same host plant, interactions among such phylogenetically distant taxa have received limited attention. Here, we place pathogens and insects in the context of a multitrophic-level community. Focusing on the invasive powdery mildew Erysiphe alphitoides and the insect community on oak (Quercus robur), we demonstrate that mildewinsect interactions may be mediated by both the host plant and by natural enemies, and that the trait-specific outcome of individual interactions can range from negative to positive. Moreover, mildew affects resource selection by insects, thereby modifying the distribution of a specialist herbivore at two spatial scales (within and among trees). Finally, a long-term survey suggests that species-specific responses to mildew scale up to generate landscape-level variation in the insect community structure. Overall, our results show that frequently overlooked cross-kingdom interactions may play a major role in structuring terrestrial plant-based communities.
Although phytophagous insects and plant pathogens frequently share the same host plant, interactions among such phylogenetically distant taxa have received limited attention. Here, we place pathogens and insects in the context of a multitrophic-level community. Focusing on the invasive powdery mildew Erysiphe alphitoides and the insect community on oak (Quercus robur), we demonstrate that mildewinsect interactions may be mediated by both the host plant and by natural enemies, and that the trait-specific outcome of individual interactions can range from negative to positive. Moreover, mildew affects resource selection by insects, thereby modifying the distribution of a specialist herbivore at two spatial scales (within and among trees). Finally, a long-term survey suggests that species-specific responses to mildew scale up to generate landscape-level variation in the insect community structure. Overall, our results show that frequently overlooked cross-kingdom interactions may play a major role in structuring terrestrial plant-based communities.
Turun yliopiston Tutkimustietojärjestelmän portaali