{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Fire-fueling fungi | #40","description":"Dr. Ben Sikes, Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology at the University of Kansas, joins us to shed light on the fascinating relationships between fungi and fire. Learn of the interconnection between plants created by mycorrhizal networks (AKA the \u201cwood wide web\u201d), how fire regimes drive changes in fungal communities, the mechanisms of carrying out fungal research, and much more. This podcast is supported by  listener donations - thank you for being a part of this effort. &amp;nbsp;    Bond, W. J., &amp;amp; Keeley, J. E. (2005). Fire as a global \u2018herbivore\u2019: the ecology and evolution of flammable ecosystems. Trends in ecology &amp;amp; evolution, 20(7), 387-394.    Hopkins, J. R., et al. (2021). Fungal community structure and seasonal trajectories respond similarly to fire across pyrophilic ecosystems. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97(1), fiaa219.    Hopkins, J. R., et al. (2020). Frequent fire slows microbial decomposition of newly deposited fine fuels in a pyrophilic ecosystem. Oecologia, 193, 631-643.    Hansen, P. M., et al. (2019). Recurrent fires do not affect the abundance of soil fungi in a frequently burned pine savanna. Fungal ecology, 42, 100852.    Fox, S., et al. (2022). Fire as a driver of fungal diversity\u2014A synthesis of current knowledge. Mycologia, 114(2), 215-241.    Dao, V. Q., et al. (2022). Substrate and low intensity fires influence bacterial communities in longleaf pine savanna. Scientific reports, 12(1), 20904.     Dr. Ben Sikes Contact\/Website,  Academic Profile Co-host: Dr. Carolina Baruzzi&amp;nbsp;wildlandmgmt,  Academic Profile Co-host: Dr. Marcus Lashley&amp;nbsp;DrDisturbance,  Academic Profile &amp;nbsp; Have suggestions for future episodes? Send us your feedback! (here) Check out our newest podcast, Wild Turkey Science!  Enroll now in our free, online fire course. Available to all. For more information,&amp;nbsp;follow WELaM lab on Instagram (@welamecology); and&amp;nbsp;UF DEER Lab on&amp;nbsp;Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (@ufgamelab\u202c). &amp;nbsp; Music by Dr. David Mason and Artlist.io Produced and edited by Charlotte Nowak &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Fire University","author_url":"https:\/\/fireuniversity.libsyn.com\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31199347\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/31199347"}