Global fire regimes are shifting due to climate and land use changes. Understanding the
responses of belowground communities to fire is key to predicting changes in the ecosystem …

Because informal landfills are not constructed in a regulated manner, they will inevitably
become a source of leachate pollution to the surrounding environment over time. Microbes …

Climate warming is likely to increase the frequency and severity of forest disturbances, with
uncertain consequences for soil microbial communities and their contribution to ecosystem …

Biochar is known to enhance soil fertility and C sequestration, but relatively little information
is currently available about its effect on soil microbial community, a component of terrestrial …

Aims Areas affected by wildfire comprise spatially complex mosaics of burned patches in
which a wide range of burn severities coexist. Rapid diagnosis of the different levels of soil …

Fire is a natural disturbance that shapes many ecosystems. In semi-arid regions, where high
temperatures and low soil moisture limit nutrient cycling and plant growth, fire is critical to …

Soil microbiology is crucial for soil system functioning. Fire can affect soil microbes directly
through heating and indirectly by modifying soil properties. Microbes will also be affected by …

Purpose Forests play a key role in the global carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling. Fire is a
global phenomenon occurring in many forest ecosystems, which has several environmental …

Fires transform soil microbial communities directly via heat-induced mortality and indirectly
by altering plant and soil characteristics. Emerging evidence suggests the magnitude of …

Most wildfires, even the most severe, burn at mixed intensities across a landscape,
depending on local fuel loads, fuel moistures, and wind strength and direction. This …