Multiple factors drive imbalance in the global microbial assemblage in soil

Y Hao, F Yu, X Hu - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil microbial assemblages play a critical role in biogeochemical cycling processes in
terrestrial ecosystems. Dynamic global information for these assemblages considering …

[PDF][PDF] Disturbance by soil mixing decreases microbial richness and supports homogenizing community assembly processes

JR West, T Whitman - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The spatial heterogeneity of soil's microhabitats warrants the study of ecological patterns
and community assembly processes in the context of physical disturbance that disrupts the …

High microbial diversity promotes soil ecosystem functioning

PA Maron, A Sarr, A Kaisermann… - Applied and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
In soil, the link between microbial diversity and carbon transformations is challenged by the
concept of functional redundancy. Here, we hypothesized that functional redundancy may …

The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties

L Philippot, C Chenu, A Kappler, MC Rillig… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years, there has been considerable progress in determining the soil properties that
influence the structure of the soil microbiome. By contrast, the effects of microorganisms on …

Linking bacterial-fungal relationships to microbial diversity and soil nutrient cycling

S Jiao, Z Peng, J Qi, J Gao, G Wei - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biodiversity is important for supporting ecosystem functioning. To evaluate the factors
contributing to the strength of microbial diversity-function relationships in complex terrestrial …

Diversity and biogeography of soil bacterial communities

SA Dargiri, A Movahedi - Climate Change and Microbiome Dynamics …, 2023 - Springer
Soil microbial communities are essential for crucial soil activities such as litter
decomposition, nitrogen cycling, and plant productivity, which are necessary for human …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial co-occurrence network demonstrates spatial and climatic trends for global soil diversity

N Pechlivanis, G Karakatsoulis, K Kyritsis… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Despite recent research efforts to explore the co-occurrence patterns of diverse microbes
within soil microbial communities, a substantial knowledge-gap persists regarding global …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in soil microbial diversity under present land degradation scenario

M Dixit, D Ghoshal, AL Meena, PC Ghasal, A Rai… - Total Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil biological characteristics are drastically altered by land degradation. Degradation may
reduce the number of microorganisms in the soil. Multiple activities and services provided by …

Biological Interactions Mediate Soil Functions by Altering Rare Microbial Communities

YF Wang, JY Xu, ZL Liu, HL Cui, P Chen… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soil microbes, the main driving force of terrestrial biogeochemical cycles, facilitate soil
organic matter turnover. However, the influence of the soil fauna on microbial communities …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitation in the soil microbiome does not necessarily lead to niche expansion

X Zhou, MFA Leite, Z Zhang, L Tian, J Chang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Background The soil microbiome drives soil ecosystem function, and soil microbial
functionality is directly linked to interactions between microbes and the soil environment …