Consistent changes in the taxonomic structure and functional attributes of bacterial communities during primary succession.

ABSTRACT: Ecologists have long studied primary succession, the changes that occur in biological communities after initial colonization of an environment. Most of this work has focused on succession in plant communities, laying the conceptual foundation for much of what we currently know about community assembly patterns over time. Because of their prevalence and importance in ecosystems, an increasing number of studies have focused on microbial community dynamics during succession. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis of bacterial primary succession patterns across a range of distinct habitats, including the infant gut, plant surfaces, soil chronosequences, and aquatic environments, to determine whether consistent changes in bacterial diversity, community composition, and functional traits are evident

SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Alvarez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6018800 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature