Contrasting Responses of Multispatial Soil Fungal Communities of Thuja sutchuenensis Franch., an Extremely Endangered Conifer in Southwestern China

The present study highlights the importance of fungal communities in an endangered plant, T. sutchuenensis . Comparative analysis of soil samples in nearly all extant T. sutchuenensis populations identified that soil properties, especially soil nutrients, might play critical roles in the survival of T. sutchuenensis .