Detailed analysis of mixed-conifer and red fir forests were made from extensive, large vegetation sampling, systematically conducted throughout the Teakettle Experimental Forest. Mixed conifer is characterized by distinct patch conditions of closed-canopy tree clusters, persistent gaps and shrub thickets. This heterogeneous spatial structure provides contrasting microclimate, habitat and resource conditions...
Detailed analysis of mixed-conifer and red fir forests were made from extensive, large vegetation sampling, systematically conducted throughout the Teakettle Experimental Forest. Mixed conifer is characterized by distinct patch conditions of closed-canopy tree clusters, persistent gaps and shrub thickets. This heterogeneous spatial structure provides contrasting microclimate, habitat and resource conditions...
The effect of disturbance on the resistant propagule community (RPC) of ectomycorrhizal
fungi has been given relatively little attention. In this study we investigate the effects of
heat, one important factor of fire disturbances, on the ability of ectomycorrhizal RPC fungi
to colonize Pinus jeffreyi seedlings in greenhouse bioassays. Prior...
In this study we analyzed the spatial
structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi present in the soils
as resistant propagules (e.g. spores or sclerotia) in
a mixed-conifer forest in the Sierra Nevada, California.
Soils were collected under old-growth Abies spp.
stands across approximately 1 km and bioassayed with
seedlings of hosts that...
• Understanding spatial and temporal patterns present in ectomycorrhizal fungal
community structure is critical to understanding both the scale and duration of
the potential impact these fungi have on the plant community. While recent studies
consider the spatial structure of ectomycorrhizal communities, few studies consider
how this changes over time....
Detailed analysis of mixed-conifer and red fir forests were made from extensive, large vegetation sampling, systematically conducted throughout the Teakettle Experimental Forest. Mixed conifer is characterized by distinct patch conditions of closed-canopy tree clusters, persistent gaps and shrub thickets. This heterogeneous spatial structure provides contrasting microclimate, habitat and resource conditions...