Fungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling
organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing …

Maintenance of soil health is central to agricultural sustainability and a key factor that reflects
the productivity of agro ecosystems. However, at present the soil resources are under severe …

Delignification, or lignin-modification, facilitates the decomposition of lignocellulose in
woody plant biomass. The extant diversity of lignin-degrading bacteria and fungi is …

Tropical forests shelter an unparalleled biological diversity. The relative influence of
environmental selection (ie, abiotic conditions, biotic interactions) and stochastic–distance …

Microorganisms play crucial roles in maintaining ecosystem stability. The last two decades
have witnessed an upsurge in studies on marine microbial community composition using …

Decomposition is a major flux of the carbon cycle in forest soils and understanding the
involved processes is a key for budgeting carbon turnover. Decomposition is constrained by …

Lignocellulose from plant biomass represents an abundant and renewable source for the
production of environmentally friendly chemicals and biofuels. However, its recalcitrant …

Clouds constitute the uppermost layer of the biosphere. They host diverse communities
whose functioning remains obscure, although biological activity potentially participates to …

We examined the responses of total and active soil fungal communities to experimental
warming, moderate grazing, and their combination. The six years of field experiments were …

As important mediators of numerous ecological processes, soil microorganisms play
essential roles in the recovery of ecosystems after disturbance. Using next-generation …