Fungi form a major and diverse component of most ecosystems on Earth. They are both
micro and macroorganisms with high and varying functional diversity as well as great …

As terrestrial leaf litter decomposes in rivers, its constituent elements follow multiple
pathways. Carbon leached as dissolved organic matter can be quickly taken up by …

Plastisphere, an ecosystem of microbes thriving on floating plastic debris, has been
extensively studied in marine waters since 2013. Currently, very little is known about the …

Streams and rivers provide important services to humans, and therefore, their ecological
integrity should be a societal goal. Although ecological integrity encompasses structural and …

In forested streams, leaf litter decomposition is a vital ecosystem process, governed primarily
by aquatic hyphomycetes. These fungi are crucial mediators of nutrients and energy to …

Sexual reproduction is the basic way to form high genetic diversity and it is beneficial in
evolution and speciation of fungi. The global diversity of teleomorphic species in …

The set of functions and resources derived from ecosystems are broadly described as
ecosystem services. Human society is gratified by a diverse range of services from the …

When leaves fall in rivers, microbial decomposition commences within hours. Microbial
assemblages comprising hundreds of species of fungi and bacteria can vary with stream …

The Saccharomycotina yeasts (“yeasts” hereafter) are a fungal clade of scientific, economic,
and medical significance. Yeasts are highly ecologically diverse, found across a broad …

Macroecological rules have been developed for plants and animals that describe large-
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …