Assessing soil microbial communities associated with tree health in a western white pine (Pinus monticola) stand

Bradley M. Lalande; John W. Hanna; Marcus V. Warwell; Mee-Sook Kim; Ned B. Klopfenstein; Jane E. Stewart

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Assessing soil microbial communities associated with tree health in a western white pine (Pinus monticola) stand

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Authors:

Bradley M. Lalande, John W. Hanna, Marcus V. Warwell, Mee-Sook Kim, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Jane E. Stewart

Year:

2020

Type:

Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Reynolds, Gregory J.; Wilhelmi, Nicholas P.; Palacios, Patsy, compilers. Proceeding of the 66th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference; 3-7 June 2019; Estes Park, CO. WIFDWC: www.wifdwc.org. p. 27-30.

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Abstract

At a landscape level, measurements of forest health can be a fluid statistic as it relates to the specific goals of management, which differ from stand to stand (Crann et al. 2015). As a result, analyses of trees at the individual or stand level may discover previously unknown factors that influence specific tree health metrics. Above-ground dynamics, such as productivity and foliage integrity, are common measures of tree health (Trumbore et al. 2015); however, roots and their interactions with soil and microbes may have a greater impact on tree health than the above-ground dynamics.

Keywords

landscape, soil communities, western white pine (Pinus monticola)

Citation

Lalande, Bradley M.; Hanna, John W.; Warwell, Marcus; Kim, Mee-Sook; Klopfenstein, Ned B.; Stewart, Jane E. 2020. Assessing soil microbial communities associated with tree health in a western white pine (Pinus monticola) stand. In: Reynolds, Gregory J.; Wilhelmi, Nicholas P.; Palacios, Patsy, compilers. Proceeding of the 66th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference; 3-7 June 2019; Estes Park, CO. WIFDWC: www.wifdwc.org. p. 27-30.