Although forest monitoring programs typically quantify the diversity of overstory trees, plant genetic diversity has largely been neglected despite its potential value to comprehensive monitoring efforts. Similarly, the diversity of microbes, including bacteria and fungi, is not widely measured, but has been suggested as an important addition to monitoring programs. Therefore, investigators for this project evaluated plant genetic, bacterial, and fungal diversity within a forest monitoring site in southern Maine USA.
Data collected for this project, with support from the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, is embargoed through January 1, 2026.