Community composition, and not species richness of microbes, influences decomposer functional diversity in soil
S. Roy, P. Baidya, J. Karapurkar, M. Jose, S. Bagchi
This study shows microbial community composition, not species richness, drives functional diversity in soil, and this relationship is resilient to herbivore exclusion but sensitive to precipitation changes.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2023Ecology