The Necrobiome of Deadwood: The Life after Death
In recent decades, sustainable forest management has been increasingly recognized, promoting the diffusion of silvicultural practices aimed at considering all components of the forest system. Deadwood is an important component of the forest ecosystem. It plays a fundamental role in providing nutrien...
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| description | In recent decades, sustainable forest management has been increasingly recognized, promoting the diffusion of silvicultural practices aimed at considering all components of the forest system. Deadwood is an important component of the forest ecosystem. It plays a fundamental role in providing nutrients and habitats for a wide variety of saprotrophic and heterotrophic organisms and significantly contributes to soil formation and carbon storage. Deadwood is inhabited by a plethora of organisms from various kingdoms that have evolved the ability to utilize decaying organic matter. This community, consisting of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic species, can be defined as “necrobiome”. Through the interactions between its various members, the necrobiome influences the decay rates of deadwood and plays a crucial role in the balance between organic matter decomposition, carbon sequestration, and gas exchanges (e.g., CO<sub>2</sub>) with the atmosphere. The present work aims to provide an overview of the biodiversity and role of the microbial communities that inhabit deadwood and their possible involvement in greenhouse gas (CO<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>O, and CH<sub>4</sub>) emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cedeed26c4ed47ff98312ddd339fa2f62023-11-17T10:40:33ZengMDPI AGEcologies2673-41332022-12-0141203810.3390/ecologies4010003The Necrobiome of Deadwood: The Life after DeathRoberta Pastorelli0Isabella De Meo1Alessandra Lagomarsino2Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia Agraria, I-50125 Firenze, ItalyResearch Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia Agraria, I-50125 Firenze, ItalyResearch Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia Agraria, I-50125 Firenze, ItalyIn recent decades, sustainable forest management has been increasingly recognized, promoting the diffusion of silvicultural practices aimed at considering all components of the forest system. Deadwood is an important component of the forest ecosystem. It plays a fundamental role in providing nutrients and habitats for a wide variety of saprotrophic and heterotrophic organisms and significantly contributes to soil formation and carbon storage. Deadwood is inhabited by a plethora of organisms from various kingdoms that have evolved the ability to utilize decaying organic matter. This community, consisting of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic species, can be defined as “necrobiome”. Through the interactions between its various members, the necrobiome influences the decay rates of deadwood and plays a crucial role in the balance between organic matter decomposition, carbon sequestration, and gas exchanges (e.g., CO<sub>2</sub>) with the atmosphere. The present work aims to provide an overview of the biodiversity and role of the microbial communities that inhabit deadwood and their possible involvement in greenhouse gas (CO<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>O, and CH<sub>4</sub>) emissions.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4133/4/1/3archaeabacteriaciliateforest ecosystemfungimicrobial diversity |
| spellingShingle | Roberta Pastorelli Isabella De Meo Alessandra Lagomarsino The Necrobiome of Deadwood: The Life after Death Ecologies archaea bacteria ciliate forest ecosystem fungi microbial diversity |
| title | The Necrobiome of Deadwood: The Life after Death |
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| title_short | The Necrobiome of Deadwood: The Life after Death |
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| topic | archaea bacteria ciliate forest ecosystem fungi microbial diversity |
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