Stochastic community assembly: does it matter in microbial ecology?
Understanding the mechanisms controlling community diversity, functions, succession, and
biogeography is a central, but poorly understood, topic in ecology, particularly in microbial …
biogeography is a central, but poorly understood, topic in ecology, particularly in microbial …
Disentangling the importance of ecological niches from stochastic processes across scales
Deterministic theories in community ecology suggest that local, niche-based processes,
such as environmental filtering, biotic interactions and interspecific trade-offs largely …
such as environmental filtering, biotic interactions and interspecific trade-offs largely …
A general framework for quantitatively assessing ecological stochasticity
Understanding the community assembly mechanisms controlling biodiversity patterns is a
central issue in ecology. Although it is generally accepted that both deterministic and …
central issue in ecology. Although it is generally accepted that both deterministic and …
[图书][B] Metacommunity ecology, volume 59
MA Leibold, JM Chase - 2018 - degruyter.com
Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …
The theory of ecological communities (MPB-57)
M Vellend - The theory of ecological communities (MPB-57), 2016 - degruyter.com
A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community
ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological …
ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological …
Fungal community assembly in drought-stressed sorghum shows stochasticity, selection, and universal ecological dynamics
Community assembly of crop-associated fungi is thought to be strongly influenced by
deterministic selection exerted by the plant host, rather than stochastic processes. Here we …
deterministic selection exerted by the plant host, rather than stochastic processes. Here we …
Stochasticity, succession, and environmental perturbations in a fluidic ecosystem
Unraveling the drivers of community structure and succession in response to environmental
change is a central goal in ecology. Although the mechanisms shaping community structure …
change is a central goal in ecology. Although the mechanisms shaping community structure …
Stochastic and deterministic assembly processes in subsurface microbial communities
JC Stegen, X Lin, AE Konopka… - The ISME journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
A major goal of microbial community ecology is to understand the forces that structure
community composition. Deterministic selection by specific environmental factors is …
community composition. Deterministic selection by specific environmental factors is …
Historical contingency in community assembly: integrating niches, species pools, and priority effects
T Fukami - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The order and timing of species immigration during community assembly can affect species
abundances at multiple spatial scales. Known as priority effects, these effects cause …
abundances at multiple spatial scales. Known as priority effects, these effects cause …
Assessing the relative importance of neutral stochasticity in ecological communities
A central current debate in community ecology concerns the relative importance of
deterministic versus stochastic processes underlying community structure. However, the …
deterministic versus stochastic processes underlying community structure. However, the …