Current insight into traditional and modern methods in fungal diversity estimates

AK Gautam, RK Verma, S Avasthi, Sushma, Y Bohra… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to
identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of …

[HTML][HTML] The Ecuadorian Paramo in danger: What we know and what might be learned from northern wetlands.

SA Brück, BDM Torres, MLT de Moraes - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Paramo is a heterogeneous array of High Andean Mountain ecosystems above the tree
line at elevations between 2800 and 5000 meters. It unites characteristics of mountain …

GlobalFungi, a global database of fungal occurrences from high-throughput-sequencing metabarcoding studies

T Větrovský, D Morais, P Kohout, C Lepinay, C Algora… - Scientific Data, 2020 - nature.com
Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

Microbial community structure in a Malaysian tropical peat swamp forest: the influence of tree species and depth

CC Too, A Keller, W Sickel, SM Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tropical peat swamp forests sequester globally significant stores of carbon in deep layers of
waterlogged, anoxic, acidic and nutrient-depleted peat. The roles of microbes in supporting …

Iron-organic matter complexes accelerate microbial iron cycling in an iron-rich fen

S Kügler, RE Cooper, CE Wegner, JF Mohr… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The accessibility of iron (Fe) species for microbial processes is dependent on solubility and
redox state, which are influenced by complexation with dissolved organic matter (DOM) and …

The response of microbial communities to peatland drainage and rewetting. A review

E Kitson, NGA Bell - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Peatlands are significant global carbon stores and play an important role in mediating the
flux of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. During the 20th century substantial areas of …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal troublemakers–using indicator species with ephemeral fruitbodies to evaluate recovery of formerly extracted raised bogs

M Vašutová, K Vítovcová, A Manukjanová, K Prach - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Including fungi into nature conservation research allows for a more comprehensive view of
habitat quality thanks to their unique role in ecosystems. However, a broad application of …

Recovery of methane turnover and the associated microbial communities in restored cutover peatlands is strongly linked with increasing Sphagnum abundance

A Putkinen, ES Tuittila, HMP Siljanen… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vegetation succession is known to affect carbon-cycling patterns of recovering cutover
peatlands, displayed as shifts in emissions of the greenhouse gases CO 2 and CH 4 …

Global meta-analysis shows progress towards recovery of soil microbiota following revegetation

CD Watson, MG Gardner, RJ Hodgson… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global declines in biodiversity and ecosystem integrity demand effective restoration. Soil
microbiota are fundamentally linked to biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, as they are …

Dynamics of microbial populations and diversity in NAPL contaminated peat soil under varying water table conditions

PK Gupta, B Gharedaghloo, M Lynch, J Cheng… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the risks that hydrocarbon contamination from pipeline leaks or train derailments
impose on the health of peatlands in hydrocarbon production areas and transportation …