Fungal biodiversity and their role in soil health

M Frąc, SE Hannula, M Bełka, M Jędryczka - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Soil health, and the closely related terms of soil quality and fertility, is considered as one of
the most important characteristics of soil ecosystems. The integrated approach to soil health …

Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ecosystem function

JR Powell, MC Rillig - New phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1059 I. Introduction: pathways of influence and pervasiveness of effects
1060 II. AM fungal richness effects on ecosystem functions 1062 III. Other dimensions of …

Soil biota contributions to soil aggregation

A Lehmann, W Zheng, MC Rillig - Nature ecology & evolution, 2017 - nature.com
Humankind depends on the sustainability of soils for its survival and well-being. Threatened
by a rapidly changing world, our soils suffer from degradation and biodiversity loss, making it …

Soil fungal assemblage complexity is dependent on soil fertility and dominated by deterministic processes

J Guo, N Ling, Z Chen, C Xue, L Li, L Liu… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the processes controlling ecosystem fertility, fungi are increasingly acknowledged as key
drivers. However, our understanding of the rules behind fungal community assembly …

A methodological framework to embrace soil biodiversity

S Geisen, MJI Briones, H Gan… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soils host the vast majority of life on Earth including microorganisms and animals, and
supporting all terrestrial vegetation. While soil organisms are pivotal for ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect subterranean and aquatic invasive species: a critical review on the challenges and limitations of eDNA …

ST Rishan, RJ Kline, MS Rahman - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The world is struggling to solve a devastating biodiversity loss that not only affects the
extinction of treasured species and irreplaceable genetic variation, but also jeopardizes the …

Aboveground vegetation and soil physicochemical properties jointly drive the shift of soil microbial community during subalpine secondary succession in southwest …

W Qiang, L He, Y Zhang, B Liu, Y Liu, Q Liu, X Pang - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on long-term ecological research, microorganisms are sensitive to environmental
changes in the process of ecosystem succession. However, few works have focused on the …

Decoupled diversity patterns in bacteria and fungi across continental forest ecosystems

S Liu, H Wang, P Tian, X Yao, H Sun, Q Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent evidence showed that bacteria and fungi appear to have different latitudinal diversity
gradients at the global scale. However, the ecological drivers explaining these decoupled …

[HTML][HTML] Systems knowledge for sustainable soil and land management

MT Löbmann, L Maring, G Prokop, J Brils… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While soils and land are pivotal elements of many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and societal challenges, they face degradation and reduction of related functions and …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

JH Kestel, DL Field, PW Bateman, NE White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by
human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to …