The Pareto principle: to what extent does it apply to resource acquisition in stable microbial communities and thereby steer their geno-/ecotype compositions and interactions between their members?

The Pareto principle, or 20:80 rule, describes resource distribution in stable communities whereby 20% of community members acquire 80% of a key resource. In this Burning Question, we ask to what extent the Pareto principle applies to the acquisition of limiting resources in stable microbial communi...

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Main Authors: Timmis, Kenneth, Verstraete, Willy, Regina, Viduthalai Rasheedkhan, Hallsworth, John E.
Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168740