Current insight into traditional and modern methods in fungal diversity estimates

AK Gautam, RK Verma, S Avasthi, Sushma, Y Bohra… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Slaughterhouse facilities in developing nations: Sanitation and hygiene practices, microbial contaminants and sustainable management system

KF Ovuru, SC Izah, OI Ogidi, O Imarhiagbe… - Food Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Poor personal and environmental hygiene and sanitary conditions of abattoirs in developing
countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been implicated in the occurrence and spread of …

The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography

JR Dickey, RA Swenie, SC Turner… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macroecological rules have been developed for plants and animals that describe large-
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …

Biodiversity conservation strategies and sustainability

EF Okosodo, OI Ogidi - … Utilization and Conservation of Africa's Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Biodiversity is threatened globally, but most especially in Africa due to overexploitation and
despite legislation in place to address concerns about natural resources and biodiversity …

Elevation-related climate trends dominate fungal co-occurrence network structure and the abundance of keystone taxa on Mt. Norikura, Japan

Y Yang, Y Shi, D Kerfahi, MC Ogwu, J Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil fungi play an important role in promoting nutrient cycling and maintaining ecosystem
stability. Yet, there has been little understanding of how fungal co-occurrence networks differ …

Climate and geochemistry at different altitudes influence soil fungal community aggregation patterns in alpine grasslands

J Li, X Wang, JH Wu, YX Sun, YY Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungi represent key ecosystem factors that affect plant growth and development and
improve soil structure and fertility. Due to changes in environmental conditions, fungi show …

Differential distribution patterns and assembly processes of soil microbial communities under contrasting vegetation types at distinctive altitudes in the Changbai …

Y Kang, H Wu, Y Zhang, Q Wu, Q Guan, K Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diversity patterns and community assembly of soil microorganisms are essential for
understanding soil biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Investigating the impacts of …

Fungal community diversity in soils along an elevation gradient in a Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forest in Qinling Mountains, China

Y Zhou, X Jia, L Han, Z Liu, S Kang, Y Zhao - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil fungi are important in nutrient cycling and soil carbon storage in forest ecosystems.
Although many factors affect fungal community structure, there are few studies on the effects …

Carbon and nitrogen availability drives seasonal variation in soil microbial communities along an elevation gradient

X Xiong, M Lyu, C Deng, X Li, Y Lu, W Lin, Y Jiang… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Changes in soil abiotic and biotic properties can be powerful drivers of feedback between
plants and soil microbial communities. However, the specific mechanisms by which …

Composition and distribution of bacterial communities and potential radiation-resistant bacteria at different elevations in the eastern Pamirs

J Zhu, HN Wang, QY Tang, MY Gu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Altitude and ultraviolet (UV) radiation may affect the community composition and distribution
of microorganisms in soil ecosystems. In this study, 49 soil samples from 10 locations were …