Fire as a driver of fungal diversity—A synthesis of current knowledge

S Fox, BA Sikes, SP Brown, CL Cripps, SI Glassman… - Mycologia, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Current insight into traditional and modern methods in fungal diversity estimates

AK Gautam, RK Verma, S Avasthi, Sushma, Y Bohra… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to
identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of …

GlobalFungi, a global database of fungal occurrences from high-throughput-sequencing metabarcoding studies

T Větrovský, D Morais, P Kohout, C Lepinay, C Algora… - Scientific Data, 2020 - nature.com
Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

Agricultural land‐use history and restoration impact soil microbial biodiversity

NE Turley, L Bell‐Dereske, SE Evans… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Human land uses, such as agriculture, can leave long‐lasting legacies as ecosystems
recover. As a consequence, active restoration may be necessary to overcome land‐use …

On the three major recycling pathways in terrestrial ecosystems

JG Pausas, WJ Bond - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2020 - cell.com
Plants are the largest biomass component of most terrestrial ecosystems, and litter
decomposition is considered the dominant process by which nutrients return to plants. We …

Mega‐fire in redwood tanoak forest reduces bacterial and fungal richness and selects for pyrophilous taxa that are phylogenetically conserved

DJ Enright, KM Frangioso, K Isobe, DM Rizzo… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mega‐fires of unprecedented size, intensity and socio‐economic impacts have surged
globally due to climate change, fire suppression and development. Soil microbiomes are …

Rapid bacterial and fungal successional dynamics in first year after chaparral wildfire

MF Pulido‐Chavez, JWJ Randolph, C Zalman… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rise in wildfire frequency and severity across the globe has increased interest in
secondary succession. However, despite the role of soil microbial communities in controlling …

Multifarious responses of forest soil microbial community toward climate change

M Meena, G Yadav, P Sonigra, A Nagda, T Mehta… - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
Forest soils are a pressing subject of worldwide research owing to the several roles of
forests such as carbon sinks. Currently, the living soil ecosystem has become dreadful as a …

Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests

MV Caiafa, AR Nelson, T Borch, HK Roth… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lodgepole pine forests are under threat due to wildfires of increasing severity and frequency
coupled with tree mortality from insect outbreaks. Soil microbial communities, which drive …

Pine savanna restoration on agricultural landscapes: The path back to native savanna ecosystem services

CM Dixon, KM Robertson, MD Ulyshen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Restoration of savanna ecosystems within their historic range is expected to increase
provision of ecosystem services to resident human populations. However, the benefits of …