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Unravelling soil fungal communities from different Mediterranean land-use backgrounds [1]

Fungi strongly influence ecosystem structure and functioning, playing a key role in many ecological services as decomposers, plant mutualists and pathogens. The Mediterranean area is a biodiversity hotspot that is increasingly threatened by intense land use. Therefore, to achieve a balance between conservation and human development, a better understanding of the impact of land use on the underlying fungal communities is needed.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2012
Alberto Orgiazzi [2], Erica Lumini [3], R. Henrik Nilsson & et al [4]
PLoS ONE [5]
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Soil Capability [6], Micro Organisms [7], Land Use [8], Ecosystems [9], Forests [10], Ecosystem Services [11], Italy [12], Air Pollution [13], Grazing Lands [14]
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