High Spatial but Low Temporal Variability in Ectomycorrhizal Community Composition in Abies alba Forest Stands.

ABSTRACT: The ectomycorrhizal symbionts of silver fir have rarely been analyzed and identified, so little is known about their diversity and distribution. The aim of this study was (1) to analyze the diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal species in three geographically distinct forest stands of Abies alba and (2) to demonstrate the high temporal variability of the ectomycorrhizal community over two consecutive growing seasons using repeated monthly sampling. Root samples were taken every month during two growing seasons in three silver fir-dominated forest stands. The ectomycorrhizal root tips were first assigned to a morphotype based on morphological characteristics and then identified by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer region. Alpha and beta diversity differed significantly between

SUBMITTER: Unuk Nahberger T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858566 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature