Soil microfungi are known to play key roles in ecosystem function and are often the first indicators of a breakdown in stability (Volk 2001). This study compares soil microfungal abundance and diversity across a tropical human land use gradient in the San Luis valley of Costa Rica. Microfungi were cultured from soil samples collected from primary forest, secondary forest, pasture, and coffee farm sites using the Soil Dilution Plate Technique (Christensen 2001). Thirty-six soil samples yielded a total of 17,321 isolates of 41 different morphological species. Each habitat type was characterized by the dominance of a few abundant species while the rest of the community was comprised of an extensive number of ‘rare’ species. Differences in spe...
Throughout the Neotropics forests are being converted to agricultural systems, especially pastures. ...
Fungi plays an important role in the ecosystem by decomposing dead plants, and other organic matter....
<div><p>The high diversity of tree species has traditionally been considered an important controller...
Soil microfungi are known to play key roles in ecosystem function and are often the first indicators...
The goals of the research presented in this issue of Tropical Ecology were to demonstrate that diffe...
Despite its small size, Costa Rica harbors high fungal diversity. Although very little is known abou...
The soil microbial biomass is largely responsible for the transformation of organic matter and the a...
This study is a proposal for a scientific contribution to the understanding of the interrelationship...
A series of functional variables, including biomass and hymenial area, were obtained for more than ...
The long-term effects of reforestation versus maintained grassland on microbial community structure ...
The soil microbiota is a biological indicator. The impact of four different land use patterns: Secon...
As Neotropical forests are increasingly converted to agriculture (especially pastures), little is kn...
By reducing soil organic matter and litter input, land-use changes are predicted to decrease total s...
The majority of Costa Rica’s primary forests have been fragmented and converted to agricultural land...
Abstract Plant diversity is considered one factor structur-ing soil fungal communities because the d...
Throughout the Neotropics forests are being converted to agricultural systems, especially pastures. ...
Fungi plays an important role in the ecosystem by decomposing dead plants, and other organic matter....
<div><p>The high diversity of tree species has traditionally been considered an important controller...
Soil microfungi are known to play key roles in ecosystem function and are often the first indicators...
The goals of the research presented in this issue of Tropical Ecology were to demonstrate that diffe...
Despite its small size, Costa Rica harbors high fungal diversity. Although very little is known abou...
The soil microbial biomass is largely responsible for the transformation of organic matter and the a...
This study is a proposal for a scientific contribution to the understanding of the interrelationship...
A series of functional variables, including biomass and hymenial area, were obtained for more than ...
The long-term effects of reforestation versus maintained grassland on microbial community structure ...
The soil microbiota is a biological indicator. The impact of four different land use patterns: Secon...
As Neotropical forests are increasingly converted to agriculture (especially pastures), little is kn...
By reducing soil organic matter and litter input, land-use changes are predicted to decrease total s...
The majority of Costa Rica’s primary forests have been fragmented and converted to agricultural land...
Abstract Plant diversity is considered one factor structur-ing soil fungal communities because the d...
Throughout the Neotropics forests are being converted to agricultural systems, especially pastures. ...
Fungi plays an important role in the ecosystem by decomposing dead plants, and other organic matter....
<div><p>The high diversity of tree species has traditionally been considered an important controller...