Soils and sediments are major reservoirs of organic matter (OM), whose dynamic turnover
has a major impact on carbon cycling and global climate. OM in soils and sediments is …

Extensive research efforts have been dedicated to describing degradation of wood, which is
a complex process; hence, microorganisms have evolved different enzymatic and non …

Relationships between biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions (that is, ecosystem
multifunctionality) are context-dependent. Both plant and soil microbial diversity have been …

Over the last couple of decades, the introduction of living systems to material science for the
synthesis of functional materials from biological resources is receiving immense …

This review aims to present current knowledge of the fungi involved in lignocellulose
degradation with an overview of the various classes of lignocellulose‐acting enzymes …

Almost all land plants form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi. These below‐
ground fungi play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems as they regulate nutrient and carbon …

Although most organic matter (OM) in soil is mineralized by microorganisms, the
nonmicrobial processes, eg, Fenton reactions and photo-degradation, strongly contribute to …

Fungi represent a large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth and fungal activity
influences the structure of plant and animal communities, as well as rates of ecosystem …

Delignification, or lignin-modification, facilitates the decomposition of lignocellulose in
woody plant biomass. The extant diversity of lignin-degrading bacteria and fungi is …

To elucidate the genetic bases of mycorrhizal lifestyle evolution, we sequenced new fungal
genomes, including 13 ectomycorrhizal (ECM), orchid (ORM) and ericoid (ERM) species …