-fungal diversity was significantly influenced by aridity and precipitation while bacterial diversity was consistent across host taxa and environmental variables measured. (3/3)
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Assessing drivers of leaf endophyte diversity and composition across a broad geographic and phylogenetic scale, we found that:
-assembly patterns differed between bacterial and fungal endophytes; (1/3)
-bacterial communities were more similar in more closely related host taxa while fungal communities were more similar in geographically closer hosts; and (2/3)
❗️Paper alert: Global assessment of diversity, endemism, threat & conservation of island plants 🌴🏝️
Key result: 31% of spp native / 21% endemic to islands, island endemics disproportionately threatened by extinction, islands insufficiently protected 🧵/1
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