Defending Earth's terrestrial microbiome

C Averill, MA Anthony, P Baldrian, F Finkbeiner… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Microbial life represents the majority of Earth's biodiversity. Across disparate disciplines from
medicine to forestry, scientists continue to discover how the microbiome drives essential …

Influences of wildfire on the forest ecosystem and climate change: A comprehensive study

K Gajendiran, S Kandasamy, M Narayanan - Environmental Research, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Wildfires have complex impacts on forests, including changes in vegetation, threats to
biodiversity, and emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which exacerbate …

Fire as a driver of fungal diversity—A synthesis of current knowledge

S Fox, BA Sikes, SP Brown, CL Cripps, SI Glassman… - Mycologia, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Spatiotemporal variability of fire effects on soil carbon and nitrogen: A global meta‐analysis

J Li, J Pei, J Liu, J Wu, B Li, C Fang… - Global Change …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
A consensus about the fire‐related soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) impacts that determine
soil health and ecosystem services at the global scale remains elusive. Here, we conducted …

Fire-induced geochemical changes in soil: Implication for the element cycling

A Roshan, A Biswas - Science of The Total Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soils play an essential role in supporting and sustaining life on this planet. In fire-impacted
environments, fire causes considerable changes to the soil, especially in the various …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term response of soil bacterial and fungal communities to fire in rotational shifting cultivation, northern Thailand

N Arunrat, C Sansupa, S Sereenonchai, R Hatano - Applied Soil Ecology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil microbial communities are ubiquitous and essential for the functioning of the soil
system. The use of fire is a common practice in rotational shifting cultivation (RSC) to clear …

Rapid bacterial and fungal successional dynamics in first year after chaparral wildfire

MF Pulido‐Chavez, JWJ Randolph, C Zalman… - Molecular …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Chilgoza Pine (Pinus Gerardiana) forest fire severity: Remote sensing analysis, correlations, and predictive modeling for enhanced management …

K Mehmood, SA Anees, M Luo, M Akram… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Forest fires represent a critical global threat to both humans and ecosystems. This study
examines the intensity and impacts of Chilgoza (Pinus gerardiana) Pine Forest fires by using …

Increasing prevalence of severe fires change the structure of arthropod communities: Evidence from a meta‐analysis

BV Bieber, DK Vyas, AM Koltz, LA Burkle… - Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Animal ecology and evolution are shaped by environmental perturbations, which are
undergoing unprecedented alterations due to climate change. Fire is one such perturbation …

Impact of prescribed burning, mowing and abandonment on a Mediterranean grassland: A 5-year multi-kingdom comparison

G Bonanomi, M Idbella, AM Abd-ElGawad… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Mediterranean grasslands are semi-natural, fire-prone, species-rich ecosystems that have
been maintained for centuries through a combination of fire, grazing, and mowing. Over the …