LEADER 02840nam 2200421z- 450 001 9910220057703321 005 20231214132943.0 035 $a(CKB)3800000000216201 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51772 035 $a(EXLCZ)993800000000216201 100 $a20202102d2016 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLinking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2016 215 $a1 electronic resource (159 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 $a2-88919-985-1 330 $aUnderstanding the link between microbial diversity and ecosystem processes is a fundamental goal of microbial ecologists, yet we still have a rudimentary knowledge of how changes in diversity affect nutrient cycling and energy transfer in ecosystems. Due to the complexity of the problem, many published studies on this topic have been conducted in artificial or manipulated systems. Although researchers have begun to expose some possible mechanisms using these approaches, most have not yet been able to produce conclusive results that relate directly to natural systems. The few studies that have explored the link between diversity and activity in natural systems have typically focused on specific nutrient cycles or processes, such as nitrification, denitrification, and organic carbon degradation pathways, and the microbes that mediate them. What we have learned from these studies is that there are often strong associations between the physical and chemical features of the environment, the composition of the microbial communities, and their activities, but the rules that govern these associations have not been fully elucidated. These earlier studies of microbial diversity and processes in natural systems provide a framework for additional studies to broaden our understanding of the role of microbial diversity in ecosystem function. The problem is complex, but with recent advances in sequencing technology, -omics, and in-situ measurements of ecosystem processes and their applications to microbial communities, making direct connections between ecosystem function and microbial diversity seems more tractable than ever. 610 $aMetagenomics 610 $adiversity 610 $aecosystem 610 $aMethane Seeps 610 $aNitrification 610 $astable isotope probing 610 $aDNRA 610 $aNitrogen 610 $aMicrobialites 610 $ametacommunity 700 $aJohn J. Kelly$4auth$01302826 702 $aAnne E. Bernhard$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220057703321 996 $aLinking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity$93026661 997 $aUNINA