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| Escalas, Arthur; Hale, Lauren; Voordeckers, James W.; Yang, Yunfeng; Firestone, Mary K.; Alvarez‐cohen, Lisa; Zhou, Jizhong. |
| Functional diversity is increasingly recognized by microbial ecologists as the essential link between biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning, determining the trophic relationships and interactions between microorganisms, their participation in biogeochemical cycles, and their responses to environmental changes. Consequently, its definition and quantification have practical and theoretical implications. In this opinion paper, we present a synthesis on the concept of microbial functional diversity from its definition to its application. Initially, we revisit to the original definition of functional diversity, highlighting two fundamental aspects, the ecological unit under study and the functional traits used to characterize it. Then, we discuss how... |
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Palavras-chave: Functional diversity; Functional traits; Microbial communities; Theoretical frameworks of diversity; Trait-based ecology. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00584/69631/67487.pdf |
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