Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental
samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism …

Macroecological rules have been developed for plants and animals that describe large-
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …

Viral ecology is a rapidly progressing area of research, as molecular methods have
improved significantly for targeted research on specific populations and whole communities …

pH influences the occurrence and distribution of microorganisms. Microbes typically live
over a range of 3–4 pH units and are described as acidophiles, neutrophiles, and …

How the coexistence of many species is maintained is a fundamental and unresolved
question in ecology. Coexistence is a puzzle because we lack a mechanistic understanding …

Methane seeps are widespread seafloor ecosystems shaped by the emission of gas from
seabed reservoirs. The microorganisms inhabiting methane seeps transform the chemical …

Background The advent of next-generation DNA sequencing platforms has revolutionized
molecular microbial ecology by making the detailed analysis of complex communities over …

Fungi are essential components of marine ecosystems, yet very little is known about their
global distribution and diversity in the marine environment. In this study, we analyzed marine …

The microbial cosmopolitan dispersion hypothesis often invoked to explain distribution
patterns driven by high connectivity of oceanographic water masses and widespread …

Major biogeographic features of the microbial seascape in the oceans have been
established and their underlying ecological mechanisms in the (sub) tropical oceans and the …