Embracing the unknown: disentangling the complexities of the soil microbiome

N Fierer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Soil microorganisms are clearly a key component of both natural and managed ecosystems.
Despite the challenges of surviving in soil, a gram of soil can contain thousands of individual …

Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

RD Bardgett, WH Van Der Putten - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Evidence is mounting that the immense diversity of microorganisms and animals that live
belowground contributes significantly to sha** aboveground biodiversity and the …

The interconnected rhizosphere: high network complexity dominates rhizosphere assemblages

S Shi, EE Nuccio, ZJ Shi, Z He, J Zhou… - Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
While interactions between roots and microorganisms have been intensively studied, we
know little about interactions among root‐associated microbes. We used random matrix …

Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands

FT Maestre, M Delgado-Baquerizo… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Soil bacteria and fungi play key roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, yet our
understanding of their responses to climate change lags significantly behind that of other …

Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil

R Tecon, D Or - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

Ecology and exploration of the rare biosphere

MDJ Lynch, JD Neufeld - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2015 - nature.com
The profound influence of microorganisms on human life and global biogeochemical cycles
underlines the value of studying the biogeography of microorganisms, exploring microbial …

Deciphering microbial interactions and detecting keystone species with co-occurrence networks

D Berry, S Widder - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Co-occurrence networks produced from microbial survey sequencing data are frequently
used to identify interactions between community members. While this approach has …

Co-occurrence patterns of soybean rhizosphere microbiome at a continental scale

B Zhang, J Zhang, Y Liu, P Shi, G Wei - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Rhizosphere microorganisms play important roles in plant health and growth. The diversity
and composition of rhizosphere microbial communities have been well studied, but little is …

Microbial control over carbon cycling in soil

JP Schimel, SM Schaeffer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
A major thrust of terrestrial microbial ecology is focused on understanding when and how
the composition of the microbial community affects the functioning of biogeochemical …

Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-diversity of bacteria varies across habitats

KE Walters, JBH Martiny - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Bacteria are essential parts of ecosystems and are the most diverse organisms on the
planet. Yet, we still do not know which habitats support the highest diversity of bacteria …