Data from: Reduced aboveground tree growth associated with higher arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in tropical forest restoration

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community data in relation to eight of the sites located near the town of Agua Buena (8° 44′ 36″ N, 82° 58′ 04″ W) and Las Cruces Biological Station (8° 47′ 7″ N, 82° 57′ 32″ W) in Coto Brus county in southern Costa Rica. The eight sites included BR, SC, SP, AC, HR, OM, BB, and EC (renamed sites 1-8, respectively, in the published article). AMF community data included: percent colonization of host tree roots; identification of the fungal species associated with trees roots through DNA isolation; and spore density, volume, and identity in both the wet and dry seasons. Data also included average soil characteristics per sites (taken from 2012 dataset) and tree growth (as height and diameter at breast height per year) per tree species and site.