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(American Journal of Botany. 2005;92:224-230.)
© 2005 Botanical Society of America, Inc.

Ecology

Comparison of ectomycorrhizas of Quercus garryana (Fagaceae) on serpentine and non-serpentine soils in southwestern Oregon1

A. Mariah Moser2, Carolyn A. Petersen2, Jad A. D'Allura3 and Darlene Southworth2,4

2Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, Oregon 97520 USA; 3Department of Geology, Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, Oregon 97520 USA

The diversity of ectomycorrhizal communities associated with Quercus garryana on and off serpentine soils was compared and related to landscape-level diversity. Serpentine soils are high in magnesium, iron, and heavy metals and low in fertility. In plant communities on serpentine soils, a high proportion of flowering plant species are endemic. At three sites with paired serpentine and nonserpentine soils in southwestern Oregon, we sampled Q. garryana roots and categorized ectomycorrhizas by morphotyping and by restriction fragment length patterns. Ectomycorrhizas were abundant at all sites; no single fungal species dominated in the ectomycorrhizas. Of 74 fungal species characterized by morphotype and pattern of restriction fragment length polymorphisms, 46 occurred on serpentine soils, and 32 were unique to serpentine soil. These species are potentially endemic to serpentine soil. Similarities in species composition between paired serpentine and nonserpentine soils were not significantly lower than among three serpentine sites or among three nonserpentine sites. We conclude that mycorrhizal communities associated with oaks on serpentine soil do not differ in species richness or species evenness from those on neighboring nonserpentine soil.

Key Words: ectomycorrhizas • heavy metals • morphotyping • mycorrhizas • Oregon white oak • Quercus garryana • serpentine soil • ultramafic






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