Biotic homogenisation and differentiation as directional change in beta diversity: synthesising driver–response relationships to develop conceptual models across …

RJ Rolls, DC Deane, SE Johnson, J Heino… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …

Composted biochar affects structural dynamics, function and co-occurrence network patterns of fungi community

A Bello, B Wang, Y Zhao, W Yang, A Ogundeji… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A few researchers have reported enhancing soil physicochemical properties and reducing
greenhouse gas emission using biochar-compost mixture as an alternative method to …

Impacts of land-use change on soil microbial communities and their function in the Amazon Rainforest

RE Danielson, JLM Rodrigues - Advances in Agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Amazon Rainforest is a global diversity hotspot that has experienced a
significant level of deforestation over the past half century, primarily for the establishment of …

Trichoderma-Based Biopreparation with Prebiotics Supplementation for the Naturalization of Raspberry Plant Rhizosphere

K Oszust, M Pylak, M Frąc - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The number of raspberry plants dying from a sudden outbreak of gray mold, verticillium wilt,
anthracnosis, and phytophthora infection has increased in recent times, leading to crop …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial successional pattern along a glacier retreat gradient from Byers Peninsula, Maritime Antarctica

JP da Silva, TGR Veloso, MD Costa… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The retreat of glaciers in Antarctica has increased in the last decades due to global climate
change, influencing vegetation expansion, and soil physico-chemical and biological …

Soil bacterial diversities and response to deforestation, land use and burning in North Amazon, Brazil

VF Melo, LS Barros, MCS Silva, TGR Veloso… - Applied Soil …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biodiversity in Amazon forest soils is continuously challenged by anthropogenic
activities or disturbances, impacting the quantity and quality of its natural resources and a …

Diversity and ecology of Chlorophyta (Viridiplantae) assemblages in protected and non-protected sites in Deception Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands) …

PEAS Câmara, M Carvalho-Silva, OHB Pinto… - Microbial Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Assessment of the diversity of algal assemblages in Antarctica has until now largely relied
on traditional microbiological culture approaches. Here we used DNA metabarcoding …

Unveiling soil bacterial diversity in the Andes-Amazon transition zone: Impacts of forest conversion to pasture

AIP Gómez, LX Núñez-Rodríguez, DA Mora-Motta… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in the functioning of ecosystems by performing
several essential functions. However, their resilience is tested by disturbances, primarily …

Comparative assessment of soil health indicators in response to woodland and silvopasture land use systems

S Karki, R Shange, R Ankumah, W McElhenney… - Agroforestry …, 2021 - Springer
The change in land-use systems due to new management practices and confined
agricultural space leads to a major shift in soil health. Soil microbial community composition …

Resistance of in natura and torrefied wood chips to xylophage fungi

VR Castro, MP de Castro Freitas, AJV Zanuncio… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The diversity of fungi allows for their colonisation in different environments, including wood
destined for power generation, with an ability to degrade or hinder its use. Torrefaction or …