Mapping the niche space of soil microorganisms using taxonomy and traits

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1867-1879

  Lennon, Jay T ^a,b,c   Aanderud, Zachary T ^a,d   Lehmkuhl, B K ^a   Schoolmaster, Donald R ^a,e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodiversity; Cultivation; Desiccation; Environmental filtering; Fungi; Neutral theory of biodiversity; Phylogeny; Respiration; Soil; Sorting; Traits based ecology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESICCATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGUS; MAPPING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NICHE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SPECIALIST; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84864688131     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1745.1     Document Type: Article

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