Background The question of which ecological and evolutionary processes structure the
distribution of biodiversity has intrigued scientists for centuries, and historically, inferences …

During the last decades, macroecology has identified broad-scale patterns of abundances
and diversity of microbial communities and put forward some potential explanations for …

Uncovering the mechanisms driving patterns of diversity across space and through time is of
critical importance in microbial community ecology. Previous studies suggest that …

The measurement of uncharacterized pools of biological molecules through techniques
such as metabarcoding, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metabolomics, and …

Motivation and aim Soil biodiversity is central to ecosystem function and services. It
represents most of terrestrial biodiversity and at least a quarter of all biodiversity on Earth …

Much of Earth's biodiversity has the capacity to engage in dormancy, a reversible state of
reduced metabolic activity. By increasing resilience to unfavourable conditions, dormancy …

The most fundamental questions in microbial ecology concern the diversity and variability of
communities. Their composition varies widely across space and time, as a result of a …

Bacteria have been inferred to exhibit relatively weak biogeographic patterns. To what
extent such findings reflect true biological phenomena or methodological artifacts remains …

Although metacommunity ecology has improved our understanding of how dispersal affects
community structure and dynamics across spatial scales, it has yet to adequately account for …

Benthic bacteria and archaea can be considered biogeochemical engineers as they play a
major role in organic matter (OM) degradation and nutrient cycling. As such, prokaryotic …