Tara Oceans: towards global ocean ecosystems biology

S Sunagawa, SG Acinas, P Bork, C Bowler… - Nature Reviews …, 2020‏ - nature.com
A planetary-scale understanding of the ocean ecosystem, particularly in light of climate
change, is crucial. Here, we review the work of Tara Oceans, an international …

Machine learning in marine ecology: an overview of techniques and applications

P Rubbens, S Brodie, T Cordier… - ICES Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Machine learning covers a large set of algorithms that can be trained to identify
patterns in data. Thanks to the increase in the amount of data and computing power …

[HTML][HTML] A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project

AD Twyford, J Beasley, I Barnes, H Allen… - Wellcome Open …, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biodiversity genomics research requires reliable organismal identification, which can be
difficult based on morphology alone. DNA-based identification using DNA barcoding can …

Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

FT Maestre, Y Le Bagousse-**uet… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

Reduction of microbial diversity in grassland soil is driven by long-term climate warming

L Wu, Y Zhang, X Guo, D Ning, X Zhou, J Feng… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change threatens ecosystem functioning. Soil biodiversity is essential
for maintaining the health of terrestrial systems, but how climate change affects the richness …

Low shifts in salinity determined assembly processes and network stability of microeukaryotic plankton communities in a subtropical urban reservoir

Y Mo, F Peng, X Gao, P **ao, R Logares, E Jeppesen… - Microbiome, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Freshwater salinization may result in significant changes of microbial
community composition and diversity, with implications for ecosystem processes and …

Experimental impacts of grazing on grassland biodiversity and function are explained by aridity

M Zhang, M Delgado-Baquerizo, G Li, F Isbell… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Grazing by domestic herbivores is the most widespread land use on the planet, and also a
major global change driver in grasslands. Yet, experimental evidence on the long-term …

Multiple elements of soil biodiversity drive ecosystem functions across biomes

M Delgado-Baquerizo, PB Reich, C Trivedi… - Nature ecology & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
The role of soil biodiversity in regulating multiple ecosystem functions is poorly understood,
limiting our ability to predict how soil biodiversity loss might affect human wellbeing and …

Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome

M Bahram, F Hildebrand, SK Forslund, JL Anderson… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
Soils harbour some of the most diverse microbiomes on Earth and are essential for both
nutrient cycling and carbon storage. To understand soil functioning, it is necessary to model …

Meta‐analysis shows both congruence and complementarity of DNA and eDNA metabarcoding to traditional methods for biological community assessment

F Keck, RC Blackman, R Bossart… - Molecular …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding is increasingly used for the assessment of aquatic communities, and
numerous studies have investigated the consistency of this technique with traditional …