Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in shaping the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

The ecosystem response to fire is often linked to fire severity and recurrence, with potentially
large consequences on both aboveground and below–ground processes. Understanding …

Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

The bacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa is found naturally in diverse niches. Microbiome
analyses have revealed enrichment in the genus Paenibacillus in soils under different …

In the last years, uncontrolled fires are frequently occurring in forest and agricultural areas
as an indirect effect of the rising aridity and global warming or caused by intentional illegal …

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 …

Background Forest fire incidences in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India are very
common in summers. Pine and oak are the principal and dominant species of Himalayan …

Plant roots generally enhance soil strength and stabilize slopes through hydro-mechanical
effects, especially in forested areas prone to shallow slope failure. Forest fires can severely …

Prescribed burning (PB), the planned and controlled application of fire, is a well-established
tool for biodiversity conservation in a plethora of habitats globally. In European grasslands …

In recent years, the Mediterranean area has witnessed an increase of both the frequency
and severity of large fires, which appears to be intimately associated with climate and land …