Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of whitebark pine in interior British Columbia, Canada

Whitebark pine is an endangered species and requires ectomycorrhizal associations for normal growth and survival. The objectives of this project were to describe the ectomycorrhizal fungal community associated with whitebark pine in interior British Columbia and examine how that community differed between naturally regenerated and planted trees and as a function of tree health, tree age and soil properties.