Microbial communities are enigmatically diverse. We propose a novel view of processes
likely affecting microbial assemblages, which could be viewed as the Great American …

The shallow, tropical reef environment differs from other marine environments in its more
intense competition for space, more limited nutrient concentrations, proliferation of clonal …

Community coalescence, the mixing of different communities, is widespread throughout
microbial ecology. Coalescence can result in approximately equal contributions from the …

Articulating what limits the length of trophic food chains has remained one of the most
enduring challenges in ecology. Mere counts of ecosystem species and transfers have not …

The ecology of microbes frequently involves the mixing of entire communities (community
coalescence), for example, flooding events, host excretion, and soil tillage [1, 2], yet the …

Landscape connectivity has been shown to alter community assembly and its
consequences. Here we examine how strong, sudden changes in connectivity may affect …

The mechanisms that structure plant diversity and generate long-range correlated spatial
patterns have important implications for the conservation of fragmented landscapes. The …

Aerobic granulation is a special form of biofilm growth and is the process of microbial
immobilization. Selection pressure resulted from sedimentation and discharge processes is …

Where seabird breeding colonies occupy forested habitats, unusual nutrient links between
marine and terrestrial ecosystems can occur. In such circumstances, the dietary …

Microbial communities play a key role in ecosystem functioning as well as in plant, animal,
and human welfare. Their assembly relies on different processes commonly referred to as …