Fungi-derived leather substitutes are an emerging class of ethically and environmentally
responsible fabrics that are increasingly meeting consumer aesthetic and functional …

Fungi are dominant ecological participants in the forest ecosystems, which play a major role
in recycling organic matter and channeling nutrients across trophic levels. Fungal …

The recent realistic estimate of fungal numbers which used various algorithms was between
2.2 and 3.8 million. There are nearly 100,000 accepted species of Fungi and fungus-like …

Societal Impact Statement Mycorrhizal fungi enable plants to thrive in the cold, waterlogged,
organic soils of boreal peatlands and, with saprotrophic fungi, largely contribute to the …

Sphagnum farming can substitute peat with renewable biomass and thus help mitigate
climate change. Large volumes of the required founder material can only be supplied …

Long-term fertilization alters soil microbiological properties and then affects the soil organic
carbon (SOC) pool. However, the interrelations of SOC with biological drivers and their …

The peatlands of the Zoige Plateau are an important global carbon source that is currently
under threat as a result of drainage for grazing. How drainage affects the microbial diversity …

Soil fungal communities are key players in biogeochemical processes of peatlands, which
are important carbon stocks globally. Although it has been elucidated that fungi are …

Peatland restoration is essential to preserve biodiversity and carbon stored in peat soils.
Common restoration techniques such as rewetting do not always result in the full recovery of …

The level of water table and temperature are two environmental variables shaping soil
bacterial communities, particularly in peatland ecosystems. However, discerning the specific …