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 …

Associations between soil minerals and microbially derived organic matter (often referred to
as mineral‐associated organic matter or MAOM) form a large pool of slowly cycling carbon …

Trait‐based approaches in ecology are powerful tools for understanding how organisms
interact with their environment. These approaches show particular promise in disturbance …

Land management for conservation alters the abiotic and biotic components that underly
belowground ecosystem health and function. We know that prescribed burning and grazing …

Fire-plant feedbacks engineer recurrent fires in pyrophilic ecosystems like savannas. The
mechanisms sustaining these feedbacks may be related to plant adaptations that trigger …

Fire can impact terrestrial ecosystems by changing abiotic and biotic conditions. Short fire
intervals maintain grasslands and communities adapted to frequent, low-severity fires. Shrub …

Microbial community assembly involves a series of ecological filtering mechanisms that
determine the composition of microbial communities. While the importance of both broad …

Prescribed fire is a critical strategy for mitigating the effects of catastrophic wildfires. While
the above‐ground response to fire has been well‐documented, fewer studies have …

Planned burns are an important management tool, primarily to reduce fuel loads in
landscapes threatened by wildfire. Preventing fundamental changes in the composition and …

Prescribed fire frequencies have been widely used to reduce the risk of severe wildfire
occurrences. In addition, several studies have been conducted to assess the impact of fire …