Disturbance to biocrusts decreased cyanobacteria, N-fixer abundance, and grass leaf N but increased fungal abundance.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3656
Abstract: Interactions between plants and soil microbes influence plant nutrient transformations, including nitrogen (N) fixation, nutrient mineralization, and resource exchanges through fungal networks. Physical disturbances to soils can disrupt soil microbes and associated processes that support… read more here.
Keywords: disturbance; fungal abundance; grass; abundance ... See more keywords
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and soil respond differently to biotic and abiotic factors in the Serengeti
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DOI: 10.1007/s00572-020-00931-5
Abstract: This study explores the relationships of AM fungal abundance and diversity with biotic (host plant, ungulate grazing) and abiotic (soil properties, precipitation) factors in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Soil and root samples were collected… read more here.
Keywords: fungal abundance; fungi roots; arbuscular mycorrhizal; soil ... See more keywords
Recurrent fires do not affect the abundance of soil fungi in a frequently burned pine savanna.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2019.07.006
Abstract: While the negative effects of infrequent, high-intensity fire on soil fungal abundance are well-understood, it remains unclear how the short-term history of frequent, low-intensity fire in fire-dependent ecosystems impacts abundance, and whether this history governs… read more here.
Keywords: abundance; soil; short term; fire ... See more keywords