Despite once being described as common, digging mammal species have been lost from
the Australian landscape over the last 200 years. Around half of digging mammal species …

Belowground biota can deeply influence plant invasion. The presence of appropriate soil
mutualists can act as a driver to enable plants to colonize new ranges. We reviewed the …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbiosis is a widespread plant nutrition strategy in Australia,
especially in semiarid regions. This study aims to determine the diversity, community …

Why do Australian rainforests occur as islands within the vast tracts of Eucalyptus? Why is
fire a critical ecological factor in every Australian landscape? What were the consequences …

The nutritive (and market) value of sporocarps of edible wild ectomycorrhizal fungi from
northern Thailand was determined. Protein, fat, crude fibre and carbohydrate concentrations …

The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

The EU project'Indicators for monitoring and evaluation of forest biodiversity in Europe
BEAR', initiated in 1998, is a pan-European concerted action, bringing together expertise …

The Mediterranean Basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Hotspots are said to be
experiencing a major loss of habitat, but an added risk could be the decline of some species …

Communities have been shaped in numerous ways by past climatic change; this process
continues today. At the end of the Pleistocene epoch about 11,700 years ago, North …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are critical for pine establishment under primary succession.
The species of EMF supporting primary successional pine seedlings on coastal sand dunes …