The causes and consequences of microbial community structure

• 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
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...