Microbial communities often exhibit incredible taxonomic diversity, raising questions
regarding the mechanisms enabling species coexistence and the role of this diversity in …

Rare species are increasingly recognized as crucial, yet vulnerable components of Earth's
ecosystems. This is also true for microbial communities, which are typically composed of a …

Long‐term elevated nitrogen (N) input from anthropogenic sources may cause soil
acidification and decrease crop yield, yet the response of the belowground microbial …

Despite the importance of microbial communities for ecosystem services and human
welfare, the relationship between microbial diversity and multiple ecosystem functions and …

In soil, the link between microbial diversity and carbon transformations is challenged by the
concept of functional redundancy. Here, we hypothesized that functional redundancy may …

Rarity has been a central topic for conservation and evolutionary biologists aiming to
determine the species characteristics that cause extinction risk. More recently, beyond the …

Background The physiological and biochemical demands of intense exercise elicit both
muscle-based and systemic responses. The main adaptations to endurance exercise …

Revealing the ecological roles of core microbiota in the maintenance of the functional
stability of soil microbiomes is crucial for sustainable ecosystem functioning; however, there …

Microbial communities have a central role in ecosystem processes by driving the Earth's
biogeochemical cycles. However, the importance of microbial diversity for ecosystem …

Bacterial communities are essential for the functioning of the Earth's ecosystems. A key
challenge is to quantify the functional roles of bacterial taxa in nature to understand how the …