Co-occurrence network of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) for (a) bacterial and (b) fungal communities and network stability.

Xian Wu et al. quantified the relative contributions of #KeystoneTaxa and #RareTaxa in a subtropical forest to soil microbial functions and their shared or unique responses to abiotic conditions.

#EcologicalNetwork | #EcosystemFunctioning

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Co-occurrence network of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) for (a) bacterial and (b) fungal communities and network stability.

The study of Xian Wu et al. revealed that #KeystoneTaxa made a significantly greater contribution than #RareTaxa in all comparisons of the all comparisons of #MicrobialFunctions and stability in a #SubtropicalForest based on #Co-occurrenceNetworkAnalyses.
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

New NIOO publication: Responses of soil rare and abundant microorganisms to recurring biotic disturbances, by @MarcioLeiteEco and others.
#bioticdisturbance #inoculation #raretaxa #soilmicrobiome
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108913