Recent research has expanded our understanding of microbial community assembly. However,
the field of community ecology is inaccessible to many microbial ecologists because of …

Microorganisms are vital in mediating the earth’s biogeochemical cycles; yet, despite our
rapidly increasing ability to explore complex environmental microbial communities, the …

Although recent work has shown that both deterministic and stochastic processes are important
in structuring microbial communities, the factors that affect the relative contributions of …

Plants directly interact with the soil microbial community through litter inputs and root exudates,
and these interactions may be particularly important in nutrient poor soils that typically …

Trait-based studies can help clarify the mechanisms driving patterns of microbial community
assembly and coexistence. Here, we use a trait-based approach to explore the importance …

The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires has led to growing attention to the effects
of fire disturbance on soil microbial communities and biogeochemical cycling. While many …

The ecological mechanisms driving community succession are widely debated, particularly
for microorganisms. While successional soil microbial communities are known to undergo …

… The authors wish to acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation through a
graduate research fellowship to Joseph E. Knelman and DEB-1258160 to Diana R. Nemergut…

Bacterial community composition and diversity was studied in alpine tundra soils across a
plant species and moisture gradient in 20 yr‐old experimental plots with four nutrient addition …

Disturbances fundamentally alter ecosystem functions, yet predicting their impacts remains
a key scientific challenge. While the study of disturbances is ubiquitous across many …