Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

Background and scope Plant communities and underlying soils undergo substantial,
coordinated shifts throughout ecosystem development. However, shifts in the composition …

Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of
Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for researchers and workers in …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

For decades, the term “rhizosphere fauna” has been used as a synonym to denote
agricultural pests among root herbivores, mainly nematodes and insect larvae. We want to …

Saprophagous macroarthropods are usually described as litter transformers that have low
assimilation efficiencies and little direct effect on carbon mineralization. They are considered …

Plant establishment patterns suggest that ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) inoculant is not
found ubiquitously. The role of animal vectors dispersing viable EMF spores is well …

Dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi via animals and the importance for the interacting partners' life
history as well as for ecosystems is an understudied topic. In this review, we describe the …

Although the functional importance of fungi in ecosystems is well recognised, there has
been comparatively little focus on their role in urban systems and the ways fungi may be …

Bioluminescence, the creation and emission of light by organisms, affords insight into the
lives of organisms doing it. Luminous living things are widespread and access diverse …