Endophytic fungal communities in the Pinaceae

We characterized the endophytic fungal communities associated with 3 tree species within the Pinaceae: Abies concolor, Picea pungens, and Pinus heldreichii. Leaves were sampled in the fall from 6 age classes on each tree. There were two sampling strategies: extensive and intensive. In the extensive sampling, many trees were sampled but with minimal replication. In the intensive sampling, few trees were sampled, but each with a high amount of replication. We sampled extensively and intensively from all 3 species in the fall of 2016. We additionally sampled in the fall of 2017, with just an intensive sampling from Pinus.