From: Fire Reduces Fungal Species Richness and In Situ Mycorrhizal Colonization: A Meta-Analysis
Comparison | Group | Mean effect size (%) | 95 % CI | Recordsa | Number of studies | P-value |
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Fire type | Prescribed fire | −0.50 | −23.3 to 28.1 | 12 | 9 | 0.341 |
Wildfire | −9.43 | −23.8 to 5.1 | 39 | 15 | ||
Repeat fire | Repeated | −10.5 | −44.9 to 20.8 | 5 | 2 | 0.935 |
Single | −7.10 | −20.2 to 8.6 | 46 | 22 | ||
Biome* | Temperate forest | −3.93 | −17.6 to 10.9 | 32 | 14 | 0.358 |
Boreal forest | −5.39 | −50.1 to 39.1 | 6 | 1 | ||
Temperate grassland | −14.7 | −37.6 to 15.5 | 11 | 7 |