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Global soil microbiomes: A new frontline of biome-ecology research

Citation

Vasar M, Davison J, Sepp S, Mucina L, Oja J, Al-Quraishy S, Anslan S, Bahram M, Bueno C G, Cantero J J, Decocq G, Fraser L, Hiiesalu I, Hozzein W N, Koorem K, Meng Y, Moora M, Onipchenko V, Öpik M, Pärtel M, Vahter T, Tedersoo L, Zobel M (2022). Global soil microbiomes: A new frontline of biome-ecology research. PlutoF. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13487 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-04-02.

Description

Organisms on our planet form spatially congruent and functionally distinct communities, which at large geographical scales are called “biomes”. Understanding their pattern and function is vital for sustainable use and protection of biodiversity. Current global terrestrial biome classifications are based primarily on climate characteristics and functional aspects of plant community assembly. These and other existing biome schemes do not take account of soil organisms, including highly diverse and functionally important microbial groups. We aimed to define large-scale structure in the diversity of soil microbes (soil microbiomes), pinpoint the environmental drivers shaping it and identify resemblance and mismatch with existing terrestrial biome schemes.

Please cite https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13487

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Bibliographic Citations

  1. Vasar, M., Davison, J., Sepp, S.-K., Mucina, L., Oja, J., Al-Quraishy, S., Anslan, S., Bahram, M., Bueno, C. G., Cantero, J. J., Decocq, G., Fraser, L., Hiiesalu, I., Hozzein, W. N., Koorem, K., Meng, Y., Moora, M., Onipchenko, V., Öpik, M., … Zobel, M. (2022). Global soil microbiomes: A new frontline of biome-ecology research. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13487 - DOI:10.1111/geb.13487

Contacts

Martti Vasar
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
John Davison
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
email: john.davison@ut.ee
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-6195
Siim-Kaarel Sepp
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Ladislav Mucina
originator
Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch
Perth
AU
Jane Oja
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Saleh Al-Quraishy
originator
Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University
Riyadh
SA
Sten Anslan
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Mohammad Bahram
originator
Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Uppsala
SE
C. Guillermo Bueno
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7288-2271
Juan José Cantero
originator
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal
Córdoba
AR
Guillaume Decocq
originator
Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés, Jules Verne University of Picardie
Amiens
FR
Lauchlan Fraser
originator
Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops
CA
Inga Hiiesalu
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Wael N. Hozzein
originator
Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University
Riyadh
SA
Kadri Koorem
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Yiming Meng
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Mari Moora
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Vladimir Onipchenko
originator
Department of Ecology and Plant Geography, Faculty of Biology, Moscow Lomonosov State University
Moscow
RU
Maarja Öpik
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Meelis Pärtel
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Tanel Vahter
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
Leho Tedersoo
originator
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Tartu
EE
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1635-1249
Martin Zobel
originator
Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University
Riyadh
SA
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