Fungi are amongst the most abundant and diverse organisms. Despite being widely known
for their adverse role in food spoilage or as pathogens for humans, animals, or plants, they …

Biological particles, along with inorganic gaseous and particulate pollutants, constitute an
ever-present component of the atmosphere and surfaces. Among these particles are fungal …

The soil organisms are extremely important for the land-based ecosystem. There is a
growing interest in studying the variety and composition of the entire underground soil …

(1) Background: environmental gradient strongly affects microbial biodiversity, but which
factors drive the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated with roots at …

Cocoa beans are the main raw material for the manufacture of chocolate and are currently
gaining great importance due to their antioxidant potential attributed to the total phenolic …

The underground community of soil organisms, known as soil biota, plays a critical role in
terrestrial ecosystems. Different ecosystems exhibit varied responses of soil organisms to …

Pinus uncinata is a species frequently growing in the tree line limit of southwestern
European subalpine ecosystems, hosting fungal communities that provide relevant …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a highly nutritious crop that is resistant to adverse
conditions. Due to the considerable increase in its commercial production in Andean soils …

A study on the evolution of ecosystem service values (ESV) in the South–North Water
Transfer Central Line Water Replenishment Area was conducted to reveal the mechanism of …

Forests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they
are exposed to several threats, such as fragmentation, changing climatic conditions, or …