Microbial Community Dynamics in Soil Ecosystems
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The soil microbiome represents the most biologically diverse community on Earth, encompassing millions of species across multiple kingdoms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, and protists. These microbes assemble through various stochastic and deterministic processes, forming complex communities with different interspecies relationships, such as cooperation and competition. These intricate microbial communities strongly influence multiple ecosystem functions, such as soil organic matter decomposition, soil fertility, plant pathogen control, and greenhouse gas emissions. Previous studies have indicated that soil microbial community structure varies widely across multi-scale soil habitats, as well as along various spatiotemporal gradients. However, despite this evidence, only a few hundred thousand of these microbes have been described and characterized in detail. Many unknown taxonomic groups and their metabolic traits remain unexplored. This complicates the forecasting of dynamics within complex microbial communities under varying environmental conditions, thereby limiting our understanding of their ecosystem functions in the context of global change.
In this Special Issue, we aim to present the latest findings on “Microbial Community Dynamics in Soil Ecosystems”, focusing on the diversity, taxonomy, morphology, interaction, and distribution patterns of soil microorganisms across multiple environmental gradients. We aim to understand the functional characteristics and dynamics of diverse microorganisms in soil ecosystems. Specific topics include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) new methodologies for soil microorganisms; (2) microbial biogeography; (3) microbial responses and adaptations to global change; (4) plant–microbe interactions; (5) microbial roles in soil biogeochemical cycles; and (6) relationships between soil microbial diversity and multifunctionality.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in contributing to this Special Issue or if you have any questions. We intend for this Special Issue to serve as a reference work on soil microbial research for both professionals and students.
Dr. Jiao Feng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diverse microorganisms
- soil ecosystems
- soil microorganisms
- microbial biogeography
- soil biogeochemical cycles
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