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Unburned Wildfire Patches Preserve Soil Fungi

Unburned Wildfire Patches Preserve Soil Fungi

What they found

Unburned refugia soils had 31% more fungal species nine years after wildfire.

Unburned refugia soils had 31% more fungal species nine years after wildfire.

The number

31% more fungal species

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Science of The Total Environment

Science of The Total Environment

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Fire Refugia

Fire Refugia

Unburned patches in wildfire zones help preserve microbial diversity, with refugia soils showing 19% more bacterial richness and 31% more fungal species after nine years.

Unburned patches in wildfire zones help preserve microbial diversity, with refugia soils showing 19% more bacterial richness and 31% more fungal species after nine years.

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