How Thermodynamics Illuminates Population Interactions in Microbial Communities

In traditional population models of microbial ecology, there are two central players: producers and consumers (including decomposers that depend on organic carbon). Producers support surface ecosystems by generating adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from sunlight, part of which is used to build new bioma...

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Main Authors: Mayumi Seto, Yoh Iwasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.602809/full