Fires occur in most terrestrial ecosystems where they drive changes in the traits,
composition, and diversity of fungal communities. Fires range from rare, stand-replacing …

Surface fuel loads are a key driver of forest fires and the target of hazard reduction burns to
reduce fire risk. However, the role of biota in decomposition, or feedbacks between fire and …

Fire alters microbial community composition, and is expected to increase in frequency due to
climate change. Testing whether microbes in different ecosystems will respond similarly to …

Fire frequency might increase in many fire-dominated ecosystems of the world due to the
combined effects of global warming, land-use change and increased human pressures …

Fungi have important ecological functions in the soil of forests, where they decompose
organic matter, provide plants with nutrients, increase plant water uptake, and improve plant …

Frequent fires maintain nearly 50% of terrestrial ecosystems, and drive ecosystem changes
that govern future fires. Since fires are dependent on available plant or fine fuels, ecosystem …

Wildfire affects our planet's biogeochemistry both by burning biomass and by driving
changes in ecological communities and landcover. Some plants and ecosystem types are …

There is a knowledge gap surrounding how drought and wildfire, two increasingly frequent
disturbances, will alter soil fungal communities. Moreover, studies that directly compare …

Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems is brimming with intriguing ecological stories of how
life has evolved with and diversified within the varied fire regimes that are experienced on …

Bacterial communities associated with vegetation-soil interfaces have important roles in
terrestrial ecosystems. These bacterial communities, studied almost exclusively in unburnt …