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Table I

Relative abundance of ECM fungi in each of the 8 plots. S: spruce, B: Beech, U: untreated, L: limed, A: replicate A, B: replicate B. The intensity of the grey shading increases with higher values. The abbreviation name used for each species in Figures and is given in brackets in the first column.

ECM root tips Sporocarps
Tree host Beech Spruce Beech Spruce


Treatment Limed Untreated Limed Untreated Limed Untreated Limed Untreated
Replicate A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
Amanita battarrae (Amba) 6.45%
Amanita citrina (Amci) 2.67% 1.05%
Amanita crocea (Amcr) 3.23%
Amanita eliae (Amel) 16.12%
Amanita rubescens (Amru) 5.58% 0.36% 0.08% 1.49% 1.33% 3.60%
Amanita sp. (Amsp) 0.35% 0.49%
Amanita spissa (Amspi) 11.11% 0.46%
Amanitopsis 3.23% 1.33% 0.72%
submembranacea (Amsub)
Boletus edulis (Boel) 1.33%
Cantharella sp. (Casp) 0.04%
Cantharellus cibarius (Caci) 0.64%
Cenococcum geophilum (Cege) 13.23% 26.03% 71.73% 34.07% 15.39% 45.75% 50.99% 69.59%
Clavulina cristata (Clcr) 18.68% 17.97% 5.60% 8.43% 54.56% 3.28% 1.38% 3.23% 91.30% 0.72% 0.26%
Cortinarius acutus (Coac) 0.46% 0.79%
Cortinarius anomalus (Coan) 0.63% 0.80% 0.01% 0.24%
Cortinarius argentatus (Coar) 1.33%
Cortinarius delibutus (Code) 9.33% 11.11%
Cortinarius evernius (Coer) 0.72%
Cortinarius lebretonii (Coer) 11.11% 0.46% 1.31%
Cortinarius sp. (Cosp) 0.14% 7.11% 0.66% 0.25%
Dermocybe sp. (Desp) 0.24% 8.21% 1.21%
Elaphomyces muricatus (Elmu) 2.16%
Gomphidius glutinosus (Gogl) 2.55%
Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus (Hyol) 3.52% 0.02% 14.91% 3.18% 1.37% 15.11% 32.29% 15.92%
Hygrophorus pustulatus (Hypu) 5.76% 11.46%
Inocybe asterospora (Inas) 11.11%
Inocybe lanuginosa (Inla) 0.64%
Inocybe napipes (Inna) 3.23% 11.11% 0.46% 0.72% 0.26%
Inocybe petiginosa (Inpe) 3.23%
Laccaria amethystina (Laam) 18.06% 12.02% 6.45% 1.33% 11.11% 6.47% 0.26%
Laccaria laccata (Lala) 9.68% 55.56% 1.33% 11.11%
Lactarius camphoratus (Laca) 2.67% 1.31% 14.01%
Lactarius helvus (Lahe) 2.88%
Lactarius sp. (Lasp) 0.96%
Lactarius sp.2 (Lasp2) 1.19%
Lactarius sp.3 (Lasp3) 1.99%
Lactarius sp.6 (Lasp6) 9.67%
Lactarius subdulcis (Lasu) 11.60% 21.05% 1.45% 3.20% 3.23% 2.67% 11.11%
Lactarius tabidus (Lata) 0.87% 4.68% 2.89% 1.12% 2.67% 0.46% 23.74% 2.10%
Paxillus sp. (Pasp) 1.87% 0.83% 3.85% 0.39%
Piceirhiza sp. (Pisp) 2.33% 1.20%
Russula aeruginosa (Ruae) 2.55%
Russula brunneoviolacea (Rubr) 3.23% 1.33%
Russula cyanoxantha (Rucy) 1.32% 25.79% 1.33% 0.52%
Russula cyanoxantha 1.33%
var. pelteraui (Rucyp)
Russula densifolia (Rude) 0.26%
Russula fageticola (Rufa) 33.34%
Russula heterophylla (Ruhe) 3.23%
Russula ionochlora (Ruio) 0.79%
Russula lilacea (Ruli) 3.23%
Russula nigricans (Runi) 2.81% 11.11%
Russula ochroleuca (Ruoc) 2.32% 1.60% 0.54% 13.00% 4.81% 3.23% 22.22% 28.01% 11.11% 1.83% 35.25% 55.40% 46.50%
Russula parazurea (Rupa) 11.11% 0.26%
Russula puellaris (Rupu) 0.72%
Russula risigalina (Ruri) 3.23%
Russula sp. 2 (Rusp2) 0.21%
Russula turci (Rutu) 0.46%
Russula vesca (Ruve) 0.91% 0.64%
Russula violeipes (Ruvi) 0.26%
Sebacina epigaea (Seep) 1.50% 0.88%
Tomentella sp. (Tosp) 11.72% 7.00%
Tomentella sp. 2 (Tosp2) 1.98% 5.54%
Tomentella sublilacina (Tosu) 14.48% 15.56% 0.05% 7.94% 4.70% 1.00%
Tricholoma saponaceum (Trsa) 1.33%
Tricholoma sp. (Trsp) 14.26%
Tylopilus felleus (Tyfe) 0.26%
UECM sp.1 (UE1) 6.99% 6.35% 12.79% 7.11%
UECM sp.10 (UE10)
UECM sp.11 (UE11) 5.27%
UECM sp.12 (UE12) 0.27%
UECM sp.13 (UE13) 0.81%
UECM sp.14 (UE14) 0.16%
UECM sp.15 (UE15) 1.81%
UECM sp.2(UE2) 2.71% 0.85% 6.84%
UECM sp.5(UE5) 0.15%
UECM sp.6(UE6) 0.90%
UECM sp.7(UE 7) 2.73%
UECM sp.8(UE8) 1.12%
UECM sp.9(UE9) 0.28%
Xerocomus badius (Xeba) 1.83% 1.44% 2.10% 5.10%
Xerocomus chrysenteron (Xech) 5.33%
Xerocomus ferrugineus (Xefe) 0.26%
Xerocomus pruinatus (Xepr) 3.82% 6.67% 1.01% 8.38% 8.07% 4.25% 7.29% 2.67% 0.26%
Diversity (Shannon index) 1.82 2.08 1.19 2.20 1.58 1.70 1.68 1.19 1.15 2.44 2.06 2.20 0.45 1.88 1.18 1.61
Equitability (Simpson index) 0.82 0.86 0.47 0.84 0.66 0.74 0.70 0.50 0.62 0.88 0.79 0.89 0.16 0.79 0.58 0.72