Towards meaningful scales in ecosystem microbiome research

Francisco Dini-Andreote (Corresponding author), George A. Kowalchuk, James I. Prosser, Jos M. Raaijmakers

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Abstract

Summary Studies of microbial communities in natural ecosystems have been generally focused on mapping patterns of species and gene distributions. Although highly instrumental in expanding our understanding of microbial diversity and distribution patterns, such census studies often lack a meaningful and explicit definition of scale. Here, we discuss the importance of scale in environmental microbiology assessments and consider how patterning ecology can be redirected towards advancing concept and theory formation in ecosystem microbiome research. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalEnvironmental Microbiology
Volume23
Issue number1
Early online date2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

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  • international

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