A major goal of microbial ecology is to identify links between microbial community structure
and microbial processes. Although this objective seems straightforward, there are …

Fungal ecology lags behind in the use of traits (ie phenotypic characteristics) to understand
ecological phenomena. We argue that this is a missed opportunity and that the selection and …

Metabarcoding is an emerging genetic tool to rapidly assess biodiversity in ecosystems. It
involves high-throughput sequencing of a standard gene from an environmental sample and …

Root microbiota is a crucial determinant of plant productivity and stress tolerance. Here, we
hypothesize that the superior halo-tolerance of seepweed Suaeda salsa is tightly linked to a …

Biodiversity, both aboveground and belowground, is negatively affected by global changes
such as drought or warming. This loss of biodiversity impacts Earth's ecosystems, as there is …

Illumina's MiSeq has become the dominant platform for gene amplicon sequencing in
microbial ecology studies; however, various technical concerns, such as reproducibility, still …

Ten years after DNA barcoding was initially suggested as a tool to identify species, millions
of barcode sequences from more than 1100 species are available in public databases …

Metabarcoding is a powerful molecular tool for simultaneously surveying hundreds to
thousands of species from a single sample, underpinning microbiome and environmental …

Among the soil management practices used to promote sustainable agriculture, reduced
tillage and retention of residues from the previous crop are reported to enhance significantly …

Growth of large phytoplankton is considered to be diffusion limited at low nutrient
concentrations, yet their constraints and contributions to carbon (C) and nitrogen fluxes in …