The impact of fire on soil-dwelling biota: A review

G Certini, D Moya, ME Lucas-Borja… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in shaping the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of wildfire on soil microbiome in Boreal environments

K Köster, H Aaltonen, F Berninger, J Heinonsalo… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The temperature changes for the future climate are predicted to be the most pronounced in
boreal and arctic regions, affecting the stability of permafrost and fire dynamics of these …

Ecological and genomic responses of soil microbiomes to high-severity wildfire: linking community assembly to functional potential

NC Dove, N Taş, SC Hart - The ISME Journal, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Increasing wildfire severity, which is common throughout the western United States, can
have deleterious effects on plant regeneration and large impacts on carbon (C) and nitrogen …

Fractional vegetation cover ratio estimated from radiative transfer modeling outperforms spectral indices to assess fire severity in several Mediterranean plant …

JM Fernández-Guisuraga, L Calvo, C Quintano… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The obtention of wall-to-wall fire severity estimates through reliable remote sensing-based
techniques that align with management needs is a critical factor in post-fire decision-making …

Mega‐fire in redwood tanoak forest reduces bacterial and fungal richness and selects for pyrophilous taxa that are phylogenetically conserved

DJ Enright, KM Frangioso, K Isobe, DM Rizzo… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mega‐fires of unprecedented size, intensity and socio‐economic impacts have surged
globally due to climate change, fire suppression and development. Soil microbiomes are …

Rapid bacterial and fungal successional dynamics in first year after chaparral wildfire

MF Pulido‐Chavez, JWJ Randolph, C Zalman… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rise in wildfire frequency and severity across the globe has increased interest in
secondary succession. However, despite the role of soil microbial communities in controlling …

A risk assessment framework for the future of forest microbiomes in a changing climate

CE Willing, PT Pellitier, ME Van Nuland… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbes inhabiting the above-and belowground tissues of forest trees and soils play a
critical role in the response of forest ecosystems to global climate change. However …

[HTML][HTML] Moss biocrust accelerates the recovery and resilience of soil microbial communities in fire-affected semi-arid Mediterranean soils

M García-Carmona, C Lepinay, F García-Orenes… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
After wildfires in Mediterranean ecosystems, ruderal mosses are pioneer species, stabilizing
the soil surface previous to the establishment of vascular vegetation. However, little is known …

Impact of prescribed burning, mowing and abandonment on a Mediterranean grassland: A 5-year multi-kingdom comparison

G Bonanomi, M Idbella, AM Abd-ElGawad… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mediterranean grasslands are semi-natural, fire-prone, species-rich ecosystems that have
been maintained for centuries through a combination of fire, grazing, and mowing. Over the …

Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests

MV Caiafa, AR Nelson, T Borch, HK Roth… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lodgepole pine forests are under threat due to wildfires of increasing severity and frequency
coupled with tree mortality from insect outbreaks. Soil microbial communities, which drive …