The structure of ecological networks across levels of organization

PR Guimaraes Jr - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Interactions connect the units of ecological systems, forming networks. Individual-based
networks characterize variation in niches among individuals within populations. These …

From hairballs to hypotheses–biological insights from microbial networks

L Röttjers, K Faust - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Microbial networks are an increasingly popular tool to investigate microbial community
structure, as they integrate multiple types of information and may represent systems-level …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Co‐occurrence is not evidence of ecological interactions

FG Blanchet, K Cazelles, D Gravel - Ecology Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a rich amount of information in co‐occurrence (presence–absence) data that could
be used to understand community assembly. This proposition first envisioned by Forbes …

Multi-kingdom ecological drivers of microbiota assembly in preterm infants

C Rao, KZ Coyte, W Bainter, RS Geha, CR Martin… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The gut microbiota of preterm infants develops predictably,,,,,–, with pioneer species
colonizing the gut after birth, followed by an ordered succession of microorganisms. The gut …

Agricultural intensification reduces microbial network complexity and the abundance of keystone taxa in roots

S Banerjee, F Walder, L Büchi, M Meyer… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Root-associated microbes play a key role in plant performance and productivity, making
them important players in agroecosystems. So far, very few studies have assessed the …

[HTML][HTML] Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks

FT de Vries, RI Griffiths, M Bailey, H Craig… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, but it is unknown
how co-occurrence networks within these communities respond to disturbances such as …

Long-term manure application increases soil organic matter and aggregation, and alters microbial community structure and keystone taxa

Y Lin, G Ye, Y Kuzyakov, D Liu, J Fan… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbes play pivotal roles in soil organic matter (SOM) turnover: formation and
decomposition. Organic fertilizers play crucial role for SOM accumulation, aggregate …