We review the biogeography of microorganisms in light of the biogeography of
macroorganisms. A large body of research supports the idea that free-living microbial taxa …

A central goal in ecology is to understand the spatial scaling of biodiversity. Patterns in the
spatial distribution of organisms provide important clues about the underlying mechanisms …

The present review with focus on the last decade (2000–2010) aims to (i) collecting the
major hypotheses explaining freshwater biodiversity patterns,(ii) identifying the main …

In many community assemblages, the abundance of organisms is a power-law function of
organism size. In phytoplankton communities, changes in size structure associated with …

Our planet shows striking gradients in the species richness of plants and animals, from high
biodiversity in the tropics to low biodiversity in polar and high‐mountain regions. Recently …

Our understanding on phytoplankton diversity has largely been progressing since the
publication of Hutchinson on the paradox of the plankton. In this paper, we summarise some …

There is a long‐standing belief that microbial organisms have unlimited dispersal
capabilities, are therefore ubiquitous, and show weak or absent latitudinal diversity …

Understanding the spatial patterns of organisms and the underlying mechanisms sha**
biotic communities is a central goal in community ecology. One of the most well documented …

The examination of correlates of diatom community structure has long been centred on local
environmental factors instead of broad-scale biogeographical factors largely because …

We examine co‐occurrence patterns of microorganisms to evaluate community assembly
“rules.” We use methods previously applied to macroorganisms, both to evaluate their …