Stoichiometric Shifts in Soil C:N:P Promote Bacterial Taxa Dominance, Maintain Biodiversity, and Deconstruct Community Assemblages

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Zachary T. Aanderud, Sabrina Saurey, Becky A. Ball, Diana H. Wall, John E. Barrett, Mario E. Muscarella, Natasha A. Griffin, Ross A. Virginia, Albert Barberán, Byron J. Adams
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
• Subjects: ecological stoichiometry; Lake Fryxell Basin; McMurdo Dry Valleys; network community modeling; nutrient colimitation; Solirubrobacteriaceae; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Taylor Valley; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Antarc*; polar desert
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01401; https://doaj.org/article/a0fe98871bbf496ca1f1b5c7eee7be92

Imbalances in C:N:P supply ratios may cause bacterial resource limitations and constrain biogeochemical processes, but the importance of shifts in soil stoichiometry are complicated by the nearly limitless interactions between an immensely rich species pool and a multiple chemical resource forms. To...