Disturbance increases microbial community diversity and production in marine sediments

Disturbance strongly impacts patterns of community diversity, yet the shape of the diversity-disturbance relationship remains a matter of debate. The topic has been of interest in theoretical ecology for decades as it has practical implications for the understanding of ecosystem services in nature....

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Main Authors: Pierre E Galand, Sabrina Lucas, Sonja K Fagervold, Erwan Peru, Audrey M Pruski, Gilles Vétion, Christine Dupuy, Katell Guizien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01950/full