Composition and ecological functionality of fungal communities associated with smokeless tobacco products mainly consumed in India

M Sajid, S Srivastava, RK Yadav, H Singh… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The microbial communities present in smokeless tobacco products (STPs) perform critical
steps in the synthesis of carcinogens, mainly tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). Most …

Soil nitrogen transformation process influenced by litterfall manipulation in two subtropical forest types

W Yan, TH Farooq, Y Chen, W Wang… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) is often recognized as the primary limiting nutrient element for the growth and
production of forests worldwide. Litterfall represents a significant pathway for returning …

Differential impacts of nitrogen addition on rhizosphere and bulk‐soil carbon sequestration in an alpine shrubland

X Zhu, Z Zhang, D Liu, Y Kou, Q Zheng, M Liu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Due to complex root–soil interactions, the responses of carbon (C) dynamics in the
rhizosphere to elevated nitrogen (N) deposition may be different from those in bulk soil …

Priority effects are interactively regulated by top‐down and bottom‐up forces: evidence from wood decomposer communities

DR Leopold, JP Wilkie, IA Dickie, RB Allen… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Both top‐down (grazing) and bottom‐up (resource availability) forces can determine the
strength of priority effects, or the effects of species arrival history on the structure and …

The 'chicken or the egg': which comes first, forest tree decline or loss of mycorrhizae?

SJ Sapsford, T Paap, GESJ Hardy, TI Burgess - Plant Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Forest trees are experiencing massive declines globally caused by a multitude of stressors,
both abiotic (pollution, fragmentation and climate change) and biotic (fungi, bacteria, viruses …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics and resilience of soil mycobiome under multiple organic and inorganic pulse disturbances

KS Lourenço, AKA Suleiman, A Pijl… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Disturbances in soil can cause short-term soil changes, consequently changes in microbial
community what may result in long-lasting ecological effects. Here, we evaluate how …

Characteristics of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbial community in an ancient Platycladus orientalis forest

J Liu, VN Ha, Z Shen, H Zhu, F Zhao, Z Zhao - Applied Soil Ecology, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil microbial community composition and diversity were significantly affected by tree
species, growth stage and soil nutrients in the forest ecosystem. We analyzed the bulk and …

[HTML][HTML] Prescribed burning in spring or autumn did not affect the soil fungal community in Mediterranean Pinus nigra natural forests

A Vázquez-Veloso, T Dejene, JA Oria-de-Rueda… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of global change, wildfires are not only a threat but are also increasing in their
severity in forest ecosystems worldwide, affecting and modifying vegetation, wildlife, and …

Similarities and differences among soil fungal assemblages in managed forests and formerly managed forest reserves

MB Kujawska, M Rudawska, R Wilgan, T Leski - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unlike the numerous works concerning the effect of management on the forest mycobiome,
only a few studies have addressed how fungi from different trophic groups recover from …

Long-term experimental warming and fertilization have opposing effects on ectomycorrhizal root enzyme activity and fungal community composition in Arctic tundra

HR Dunleavy, MC Mack - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
As the Arctic rapidly warms, deciduous ectomycorrhizal (EcM) shrubs are expanding across
the tundra. While we know how EcM host plants respond to warming and the associated …