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DESCRIPTION:Forests\, which cover a large portion of the Earth's terrestria
 l surface\, play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance as dynam
 ic ecosystems that are directly affected by climate change and characteriz
 ed by high levels of biodiversity. Within this biodiversity\, microfungi c
 ontribute significantly to the sustainability and resilience of forest eco
 systems through their roles in carbon cycling\, nutrient cycling\, soil fo
 rmation\, and soil–tree interactions. Determining the biodiversity of mi
 crofungi\, which directly influence soil health in this living and densely
  populated ecological niche\, enables the monitoring of forest and soil he
 alth while also providing insight into the extent to which urban forests h
 ave developed forest-like ecological characteristics.\nMonitoring forest b
 iodiversity is essential not only for assessing forest and soil health but
  also for understanding afforestation processes\, the condition of protect
 ed areas\, the impacts of human activities\, the prevention of biodiversit
 y loss\, and the influence of urban environments on forests established wi
 thin cities. Furthermore\, such monitoring facilitates cooperation among r
 elevant authorities in the development of sustainable management strategie
 s.\nWithin the scope of this study\, the microfungal biodiversity of urban
  forest and agricultural soils\, as well as its interactions with climatic
  factors\, was investigated. Soil samples were collected from an urban for
 est and surrounding agricultural lands in the Eskişehir province of Türk
 iye according to the LUCAS soil sampling protocol. Cultural isolation was 
 performed from soil samples using Potato Dextrose Agar supplemented with R
 ose Bengal. A total of 71 and 58 isolates were obtained from agricultural 
 and forest sites\, respectively. Morphological examination revealed that t
 he isolates predominantly belonged to the genera Aspergillus\, Penicillium
 \, and Talaromyces\, as well as members of the family Dematiaceae. Microfu
 ngal biodiversity was further determined using ITS DNA barcoding and Sange
 r sequencing techniques.\nThe results of this study demonstrated that micr
 ofungal biodiversity in agricultural soils tends to favor pathogenic\, res
 istant\, and/or mycotoxigenic microfungi possessing sexual reproductive st
 ructures\, likely due to environmental factors and anthropogenic influence
 s. In addition\, the study highlights the ecological importance of microfu
 ngal biodiversity lost as a consequence of human intervention and aims to 
 support the integration of soil microfungal biodiversity assessments into 
 sustainable forest and agricultural management practices. Furthermore\, th
 e identification of potential bioindicator species reflecting changes driv
 en by human activities and global warming\, together with the contribution
  of DNA barcode data to international genetic databases\, is anticipated.
DTSTAMP:20260825T180312Z
LOCATION:Amphitheater III
SUMMARY:Monitoring Hidden Microfungal Biodiversity from Urban Forest to Agr
 icultural Soils - Rasime Demirel\, Merve KESKINOGLU INCE
URL:https://pretalx.earthmonitor.org/soil-health-now-2026/talk/SJEYJL/
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