Ectomycorrhizal Mushroom Distribution by Stand Age in Western Hemlock - Lodgepole Pine Forests in Northwestern British Columbia

Commercial forest rotations are usually shorter than natural disturbance return intervals, which could affect the distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungal species dependent on late-seral stands. This report examined the potential reduction in species richness by comparing ectomycorrhizal mushroom communities across four age-classes (pole stage, young, mature and old-growth) of Western Hemlocks stands in Northwestern British Columbia.