Experimental Evidence that Stochasticity Contributes to Bacterial Composition and Functioning in a Decomposer Community

Experimental Evidence that Stochasticity Contributes to Bacterial Composition and Functioning in a Decomposer Community

Randomness can alter the diversity and composition of ecological communities. Such stochasticity may therefore obscure the relationship between the environment and community composition and hinder our ability to predict the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. This study inve...

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Main Authors: Michaeline B. N. Albright, Alexander B. Chase, Jennifer B. H. Martiny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-04-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
beta-diversity
dispersal
ecological drift
ecosystem functioning
stochastic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00568-19

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