title: Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities of Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) Seedlings in Disturbed Sites and Undisturbed Old Forest Sites.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate differences in ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities between disturbed sites and undisturbed old forest sites. ECM root tips of Pinus densiflora were collected from 4 sites disturbed by human activities and 3 undisturbed old forest sites adjacent to the disturbed sites. Results in this study showed that the number of ECM root tips, species diversity, and number of species were significantly higher in the disturbed sites than in the undisturbed sites, suggesting that the ECM fungal community structure was affected by the degree of disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon 363-791, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Hwa
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ahn-Heum
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Eom
keywords: Community structure; Disturbance; Ectomycorrhizas; Pinus densiflora; Species diversity