Jonathan, Joe, and colleagues in the Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) network publish a paper in Nature Communications titled “Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide”. Thanks to Yonglin Zhong and Chengjin Chu for leading this project!
Figure: Global distribution of 45 forest plots used in the study. Plots range in size from 2.1 ha (Nanjenshan) to 60 ha (Jianfengling) and in latitude from 21.5 °S (Ilha do Cardoso, Brasil) to 61.3 °N (Scotty Creek, Canada), covering all continents with forests (i.e., Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, and Oceania).