Functional Molecular Ecological Networks

ABSTRACT Biodiversity and its responses to environmental changes are central issues in ecology and for society. Almost all microbial biodiversity research focuses on “species” richness and abundance but not on their interactions. Although a network approach is powerful in describing ecological interactions among species, defining the network structure in a microbial community is a great challenge. Also, although the stimulating effects of elevated CO 2 (eCO 2 ) on plant growth and primary productivity are well established, its influences on belowground microbial communities, especially microbial interactions, are poorly understood. Here, a random matrix theory (RMT)-based conceptual framework for identifying…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Award: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: -AC02-05CH11231, 05CH11231, AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC02, DE-SC0004601, DE-AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC02-
• UD
  U.S. Department of Agriculture

  Awards: DE-AC02-05CH11231, 2007-35319-18305
• OO
  Office of Science

  Awards: AC02-05CH11231, -AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC02, DE-SC0004601
• BA
  Biological and Environmental Research

  Awards: 05CH11231, DE-AC02-05CH11231, AC02-05CH11231