Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

L Augusto, A De Schrijver, L Vesterdal… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It has been recognized for a long time that the overstorey composition of a forest partly
determines its biological and physical–chemical functioning. Here, we review evidence of …

Functional diversity of ligninolytic fungi associated with leaf litter decomposition

T Osono - Ecological Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi play central roles in leaf litter decomposition as they are capable of actively
decomposing lignin and other recalcitrant components in leaf litter that impact the …

Cellulose utilization in forest litter and soil: identification of bacterial and fungal decomposers

M Štursová, L Žifčáková, MB Leigh… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Organic matter decomposition in the globally widespread coniferous forests has an
important role in the carbon cycle, and cellulose decomposition is especially important in …

Characterization and comparison of metaproteomes in traditional and commercial dajiang, a fermented soybean paste in northeast China

M Xie, F An, X Yue, Y Liu, H Shi, M Yang, X Cao, J Wu… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Dajiang is a popular Chinese fermented soybean condiment. Here, a comparative
metaproteomic analysis of traditional and commercial dajiang was performed during …

Dominant trees affect microbial community composition and activity in post-mining afforested soils

J Šnajdr, P Dobiášová, M Urbanová… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to quantify the effects of vegetation on the activity of extracellular
enzymes in the litter and soil. To achieve this, we investigated a set of post-mining sites in a …

Predictors of soil fungal biomass and community composition in temperate mountainous forests in Central Europe

I Odriozola, D Navratilova, P Tlaskalova… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungi are a highly diverse group of soil organisms greatly contributing to the functioning of
forest ecosystems. Consequently, the understanding of factors affecting their productivity …

Reduction in snow depth negatively affects decomposers but impact on decomposition rates is substrate dependent

S Bokhorst, DB Metcalfe, DA Wardle - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Decomposition of organic matter in high latitude biomes makes a significant contribution to
global fluxes of nutrients and carbon and is expected to accelerate due to climate change …

Removal of the cytostatic drugs bleomycin and vincristine by white-rot fungi under various conditions, and determination of enzymes involved, degradation by …

M Jureczko, T Krawczyk, ML de Alda… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anticancer drugs show recalcitrance to conventional wastewater treatments; thus, they are
present in aquatic systems and pose an environmental threat. Fungi represent a promising …

Global variation of soil microbial carbon-use efficiency in relation to growth temperature and substrate supply

Y Qiao, J Wang, G Liang, Z Du, J Zhou, C Zhu… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Soil microbial carbon-use efficiency (CUE), which is defined as the ratio of growth over C
uptake, is commonly assumed as a constant or estimated by a temperature-dependent …

Modeling microbial adaptations to nutrient limitation during litter decomposition

S Manzoni, A Chakrawal, M Spohn… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microbial decomposers face large stoichiometric imbalances when feeding on nutrient-poor
plant residues. To meet the challenges of nutrient limitation, microorganisms might:(i) …