Keystone taxa as drivers of microbiome structure and functioning

S Banerjee, K Schlaeppi… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Microorganisms have a pivotal role in the functioning of ecosystems. Recent studies have
shown that microbial communities harbour keystone taxa, which drive community …

[HTML][HTML] From diversity to complexity: Microbial networks in soils

K Guseva, S Darcy, E Simon, LV Alteio… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Network analysis has been used for many years in ecological research to analyze
organismal associations, for example in food webs, plant-plant or plant-animal interactions …

Environmental stress destabilizes microbial networks

DJ Hernandez, AS David, ES Menges… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Environmental stress is increasing worldwide, yet we lack a clear picture of how stress
disrupts the stability of microbial communities and the ecosystem services they provide …

Erosion reduces soil microbial diversity, network complexity and multifunctionality

L Qiu, Q Zhang, H Zhu, PB Reich, S Banerjee… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While soil erosion drives land degradation, the impact of erosion on soil microbial
communities and multiple soil functions remains unclear. This hinders our ability to assess …

The plastisphere of biodegradable and conventional microplastics from residues exhibit distinct microbial structure, network and function in plastic-mulching farmland

K Li, W Jia, L Xu, M Zhang, Y Huang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The inhomogeneity of plastisphere and soil may result in different microbial communities,
thus potentially affecting soil functions. Biodegradable plastics offer an alternative to …

Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

G Berg, D Rybakova, D Fischer, T Cernava… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
The field of microbiome research has evolved rapidly over the past few decades and has
become a topic of great scientific and public interest. As a result of this rapid growth in …

Soil multitrophic network complexity enhances the link between biodiversity and multifunctionality in agricultural systems

S Jiao, Y Lu, G Wei - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Belowground biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem functions and services that humans
rely on. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the determinants of the biodiversity …

Soil microbial network complexity predicts ecosystem function along elevation gradients on the Tibetan Plateau

W Chen, J Wang, X Chen, Z Meng, R Xu… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contributions of soil microbial diversity for the multifunctionality of ecosystem functions
remain little understood despite the well-known importance of soil microbial communities for …

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 …

Fungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict ecosystem functioning

C Wagg, K Schlaeppi, S Banerjee, EE Kuramae… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The soil microbiome is highly diverse and comprises up to one quarter of Earth's diversity.
Yet, how such a diverse and functionally complex microbiome influences ecosystem …