Both forest reserves and managed forests help maintain ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity

The present study focuses on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, a group of fungi that are extremely vital to the functioning of forest ecosystems. Over a three-year period, we monitored above- and belowground communities of ECM fungi in protected and managed stands located in Poland in Central European mixed forests dominated by Scots pine. Ectomycorrhizal fungi have been evaluated in three pairs of forest reserves and adjacent managed forests using a...