The causes and consequences of microbial community structure

The causes and consequences of microbial community structure

The causes and consequences of differences in microbial community structure, defined here as the relative proportions of rare and abundant organisms within a community, are poorly understood. Articles in "The Causes and Consequences of Microbial Community Structure", use empirical or model...

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Main Author: Ashley Shade (auth)
Other Authors: Cyrille Violle (auth), Diana Reid Nemergut (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
Subjects:
Microbiology (non-medical)
species-species interactions
Trait-based approahes
ecological trade-offs
microbial community assembly
Biodiversity-ecosystem function
Structure-function
trait distributions
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Summary:The causes and consequences of differences in microbial community structure, defined here as the relative proportions of rare and abundant organisms within a community, are poorly understood. Articles in "The Causes and Consequences of Microbial Community Structure", use empirical or modeling approaches as well as literature reviews to enrich our mechanistic understanding of the controls over the relationship between community structure and ecosystem processes. Specifically, authors address the role of trait distributions and tradeoffs, species-species interactions, evolutionary dynamics, community assembly processes and physical controls in affecting 'who's there' and 'what they are doing'.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (184 p.)
ISBN:978-2-88919-361-5
9782889193615
Access:Open Access

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