Forest plants are in constant contact with the soil fungal community, which plays an
important role in the circulation of nutrients through forest ecosystems. The objective of this …

Lawns are a ubiquitous, human-made environment created for human enjoyment, leisure,
and aesthetics. While net positive for carbon storage, lawns can have negative …

Soil disruption from open‐cut mining practices can adversely impact microbial communities
and the ecosystem services that they mediate. Despite this, assessment of impacts of soil …

Revegetation is regarded as an effective means to improve the ecological environment in
deserts and profoundly influences the potential ecological functions of the soil fungal …

Mulching (cutting of vegetation without removal of clippings) is used as a low-cost method
for maintaining remote or abandoned grasslands in Slovakia. The likely consequence of …

Several lines of evidence suggest that the agaricoid, non‐ectomycorrhizal members of the
family Hygrophoraceae (waxcaps) are biotrophic with unusual nitrogen nutrition. However …

Forest soils are complex ecosystems including a huge biodiversity including different
microbial communities that are responsible for soil nutrient cycling and organic matter …

Storage of soil samples prior to metagenomic analysis presents a problem. If field sites are
remote or if samples are collected by third parties, transport to analytical laboratories may …

Soil microorganisms play an important role in regulating a variety of ecological functions. In
recent years, the research on ecological restoration after mining has made people more …

The aim of this study was to explore the dynamics of microfungi complexes of coal mine
spoil tips during the process of their overgrowth in the forest-tundra zone. The fungal …