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 …

Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

Recently, a new annotation tool “FungalTraits” was created based on the previous FUNGuild
and FunFun databases, which has attracted high attention in the scientific community. These …

The biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship is a central topic in ecology. Fungi are the
dominant decomposers of organic plant material in terrestrial ecosystems and display …

Deadwood decomposition is relevant in nature and wood inhabiting fungi (WIF) are its main
decomposers. However, climate influence on WIF community and their interactions with …

In recent decades, sustainable forest management has been increasingly recognized,
promoting the diffusion of silvicultural practices aimed at considering all components of the …

The enrichment of deadwood is essential for the conservation of saproxylic biodiversity in
managed forests. However, existing strategies focus on a cost‐intensive increase of …

Deadwood is an important structural component in forest ecosystems and plays a significant
role in global carbon and nutrient cycling. Relatively little is known about the formation and …

The reduction of deadwood due to forest management threatens saproxylic diversity.
Therefore, deadwood needs to be preserved and enriched. While the importance of …

We investigated the changes in microbial community diversities and functions in natural
downed wood at different decay stages in a natural oak forest in the Italian Alps, through …