Microbes are the unseen majority in soil and comprise a large portion of life's genetic
diversity. Despite their abundance, the impact of soil microbes on ecosystem processes is …

The interiors of plants are colonized by diverse microorganisms that are referred to as
endophytes. Endophytes have received much attention over the past few decades, yet many …

Explaining the large-scale diversity of soil organisms that drive biogeochemical processes—
and their responses to environmental change—is critical. However, identifying consistent …

Desert plants are hypothesized to survive the environmental stress inherent to these regions
in part thanks to symbioses with microorganisms, and yet these microbial species, the …

Microbes, similar to plants and animals, exhibit biogeographic patterns. However, in contrast
with the considerable knowledge on the island biogeography of higher organisms, we know …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form associations with most land plants and can control
carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling between above-and belowground components of …

Soil is a large reservoir of microbial diversity and the majority of antimicrobial compounds
used today in human and veterinary health care have been isolated from soil …

Fires occur in most terrestrial ecosystems where they drive changes in the traits,
composition, and diversity of fungal communities. Fires range from rare, stand-replacing …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Microbial communities play a major role in disease, biogeochemical cycling, agriculture, and
bioremediation. However, identifying the ecological processes that govern microbial …