The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …

The profound influence of microorganisms on human life and global biogeochemical cycles
underlines the value of studying the biogeography of microorganisms, exploring microbial …

With the construction of the International Space Station, humans have been continuously
living and working in space for 22 years. Microbial studies in space and other extreme …

Highlights•Abundance-occupancy distributions can be systematically explored to determine
the core subset and to quantify its contributions to beta diversity.•A standardized approach to …

Microplastics (particles less than 5 mm) numerically dominate marine debris and occur from
coastal waters to mid‐ocean gyres, where surface circulation concentrates them. Given the …

Antarctic biodiversity is much more extensive, ecologically diverse and biogeographically
structured than previously thought. Understanding of how this diversity is distributed in …

The ecological drivers of soil biodiversity in the Southern Hemisphere remain
underexplored. Here, in a continental survey comprising 647 sites, across 58 degrees of …

Despite the vital role of microorganisms for ecosystem functioning and human welfare, our
understanding of their global diversity and biogeographical patterns lags significantly …

Tropical forests shelter an unparalleled biological diversity. The relative influence of
environmental selection (ie, abiotic conditions, biotic interactions) and stochastic–distance …

The emergence of high-throughput DNA sequencing methods provides unprecedented
opportunities to further unravel bacterial biodiversity and its worldwide role from human …