Phylogenetic Diversity Theory Sheds Light on the Structure of Microbial Communities

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  O'Dwyer, James P ^a,b   Kembel, Steven W ^b,c   Green, Jessica L ^a,b  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS;

COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY; COMMUNITY IS; ECOSYSTEM STABILITY; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN HEALTH; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMIC RICHNESS; WELL BEING;

PHYLOGENETIC;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DISPERSAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84872038980     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002832     Document Type: Article

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