Jeth Walkup

Jul 15, 2023 | nature.com | Michaela Hayer |Kirsten S. Hofmockel |Benjamin J. Koch |Jennifer Pett-Ridge |Bruce A. Hungate |Jeth Walkup

AbstractPredicting ecosystem function is critical to assess and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Quantitative predictions of microbially mediated ecosystem processes are typically uninformed by microbial biodiversity. Yet new tools allow the measurement of taxon-specific traits within natural microbial communities. There is mounting evidence of a phylogenetic signal in these traits, which may support prediction and microbiome management frameworks.