Seedling Performance n Substrate PC1 pH Water Openness OTU richness
Clethra (AM) Germination 26 0.0949*** -0.1201** 0.0930
Survival 22 0.0683***
Shoot length 22
Cryptomeria (AM) Germination 26 0.0800***
Survival 23 SIG 0.1879***
Shoot length 112
Dry weight 111 SIG -0.2582**
Padus (AM) Germination 25 0.0183*** -0.0127
Survival 25 SIG 0.0761***
Shoot length 305 SIG 0.0121*
Dry weight 305
Chamaecyparis (AM) Germination 25
Survival 19
Shoot length 50 0.0218*
Dry weight 47 0.0530*
Ilex (AM) Germination 19 -1.0400**
Survival 18 0.0842 0.5427
Shoot length 190
Dry weight 167 0.0567*
Toxicodendron (AM) Germination 25 -0.0867*
Survival 23
Shoot length 59
Dry weight 59 0.0428*
Abies (ECM) Germination 27
Survival 23 -0.2098*
Shoot length 127 0.0124
Dry weight 104 0.5180* 0.0823** 0.0590**
Carpinus (ECM) Germination 26
Survival 25 SIG
Shoot length 55 -0.0245**
Dry weight 55 -0.0343
Picea (ECM) Germination 26 1.6652** 0.0719* -0.1724*
Survival 22
Shoot length 34
Dry weight 28
Pinus (ECM) Germination 25 0.0273*
Survival 24 0.1063*
Shoot length 250 0.2990* 0.0122
Dry weight 187 0.5260** 0.0264*
Betula (ECM) Germination 23 0.0063**
Survival 19
Shoot length 61