Table 1 Ectomycorrhizal colonization and diversity indices for each sample site.

From: Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with Populus simonii and Pinus tabuliformis in the hilly-gully region of the Loess Plateau, China

 

QJ1 (Poplar) n = 15

QJ2 (Poplar) n = 15

YC1 (Poplar) n = 15

YC2 (Pine) n = 24

YA (Pine) n = 15

HL (Pine) n = 30

Ectomycorrhizal colonization

0.63 ± 0.15a

0.76 ± 0.15a

0.74 ± 0.09a

0.72 ± 0.16a

0.64 ± 0.08a

0.65 ± 0.11a

Observed richness/site

18

19

20

21

26

53

Observed richness/sample

3.27 ± 0.96a

3.07 ± 0.70a

3.07 ± 0.59a

2.79 ± 0.88a

3.60 ± 1.12a

4.90 ± 1.32b

Chao2 ± SD

19.04 ± 1.49a

20.33 ± 1.83a

26.72 ± 6.05a

23.4 ± 2.8 (23.32 ± 5.04a)

29.36 ± 3.17a

75.31 ± 11.86 (67.1 ± 17.17b)

Jack1

22.67 ± 1.76a

23.67 ± 1.76a

28.4 ± 2.29a

26.75 ± 3.46 (24.89 ± 3.11a)

34.4 ± 2.29a

77.17 ± 4.63 (58.21 ± 3.97b)

Jack2

20.56a

23.17a

32.89a

27.87 ± 2.61 (27.82 ± 5.6a)

34.96a

89.69 (71.66 ± 9.61b)

Shannon index H’

2.44a

2.74ab

2.54a

2.61 (2.47 ± 0.1a)

2.95ab

3.31 (3.08 ± 0.09b)

Simpson (1-1/D)

7.38a

13.1ab

9.49a

10.82 (9.61 ± 1.15a)

15.99b

13.3 (12.72 ± 1.82b)

Bray-Curtis dissimilarity index

0.74 ± 0.16

0.90 ± 0.16

0.85 ± 0.20

0.90 ± 0.18

0.93 ± 0.14

0.80 ± 0.15

  1. The rarefied values of Chao2, Jack1 and Jack2 at the sample size of 15 are given for YC2 and HL.
  2. Different letters refer to significant differences according to Tukey’s test at P < 0.05.