Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2011,
Volume and Issue:
366(1576), P. 2403 - 2413
Published: July 18, 2011
Ecological
approaches
to
community
assembly
have
emphasized
the
interplay
between
neutral
processes,
niche-based
environmental
filtering
and
species
sorting
in
an
interactive
milieu.
Recently,
progress
has
been
made
terms
of
aligning
our
vocabulary
with
conceptual
advances,
assessing
how
trait-based
functional
parameters
differ
from
expectation
traits
vary
along
gradients.
Experiments
confirmed
influence
these
processes
on
addressed
role
dispersal
shaping
local
assemblages.
Community
phylogenetics
forged
common
ground
ecologists
biogeographers,
but
it
is
not
a
proxy
for
approaches.
theory
need
comparative
synthesis
that
addresses
relative
importance
niche
varies
among
taxa,
gradients,
across
scales.
Towards
goal,
we
suggest
set
probably
confer
increasing
neutrality
regionality
review
influences
stress,
disturbance
scale
assembly.
We
advocate
complexity
experiments
order
assess
multiple
processes.
As
example,
provide
evidence
dispersal,
trait
interdependencies
about
equal
experimental
grassland.
Ecology Letters,
Journal Year:
2010,
Volume and Issue:
14(1), P. 19 - 28
Published: Nov. 11, 2010
Ecology
Letters
(2011)
14:
19–28
A
recent
increase
in
studies
of
β
diversity
has
yielded
a
confusing
array
concepts,
measures
and
methods.
Here,
we
provide
roadmap
the
most
widely
used
ecologically
relevant
approaches
for
analysis
through
series
mission
statements.
We
distinguish
two
types
diversity:
directional
turnover
along
gradient
vs.
non-directional
variation.
Different
emphasize
different
properties
ecological
data.
Such
include
degree
emphasis
on
presence/absence
relative
abundance
information
inclusion
exclusion
joint
absences.
Judicious
use
multiple
concert
can
uncover
underlying
nature
patterns
given
dataset.
case
study
Indonesian
coral
assemblages
shows
utility
multi-faceted
approach.
advocate
careful
consideration
questions,
matched
by
appropriate
analyses.
The
rigorous
application
null
models
will
also
help
to
reveal
potential
processes
driving
observed
diversity.
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
81(4)
Published: Oct. 12, 2017
Understanding
the
mechanisms
controlling
community
diversity,
functions,
succession,
and
biogeography
is
a
central,
but
poorly
understood,
topic
in
ecology,
particularly
microbial
ecology.
Although
stochastic
processes
are
believed
to
play
nonnegligible
roles
shaping
structure,
their
importance
relative
deterministic
hotly
debated.
The
of
ecological
stochasticity
structure
far
less
appreciated.
Some
main
reasons
for
such
heavy
debates
difficulty
defining
diverse
methods
used
delineating
stochasticity.
Here,
we
provide
critical
review
synthesis
data
from
most
recent
studies
on
assembly
We
then
describe
both
components
embedded
various
processes,
including
selection,
dispersal,
diversification,
drift.
also
different
approaches
inferring
observational
diversity
patterns
highlight
experimental
communities.
In
addition,
research
challenges,
gaps,
future
directions
research.
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews,
Journal Year:
2013,
Volume and Issue:
77(3), P. 342 - 356
Published: Sept. 1, 2013
Recent
research
has
expanded
our
understanding
of
microbial
community
assembly.
However,
the
field
ecology
is
inaccessible
to
many
ecologists
because
inconsistent
and
often
confusing
terminology
as
well
unnecessarily
polarizing
debates.
Thus,
we
review
recent
literature
on
assembly,
using
framework
Vellend
(Q.
Rev.
Biol.
85:183-206,
2010)
in
an
effort
synthesize
unify
these
contributions.
We
begin
by
discussing
patterns
biogeography
then
describe
four
basic
processes
(diversification,
dispersal,
selection,
drift)
that
contribute
also
discuss
different
combinations
where
when
they
may
be
most
important
for
shaping
communities.
The
spatial
temporal
scales
assembly
are
discussed
relation
processes.
Throughout
this
paper,
highlight
differences
between
microbes
macroorganisms
generate
hypotheses
describing
how
end
implications
ecosystem
function
biodiversity.
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
81(4)
Published: Nov. 8, 2017
SUMMARY
The
human
gut
microbiota
is
engaged
in
multiple
interactions
affecting
host
health
during
the
host's
entire
life
span.
Microbes
colonize
neonatal
immediately
following
birth.
establishment
and
interactive
development
of
this
early
are
believed
to
be
(at
least
partially)
driven
modulated
by
specific
compounds
present
milk.
It
has
been
shown
that
certain
genomes
infant
commensals,
particular
those
bifidobacterial
species,
genetically
adapted
utilize
glycans
secretory
fluid,
thus
representing
a
very
intriguing
example
host-microbe
coevolution,
where
both
partners
benefit.
In
recent
years,
various
metagenomic
studies
have
tried
dissect
composition
functionality
microbiome
explore
distribution
across
different
ecological
niches
biogeography
corresponding
microbial
consortia,
including
bacteria
viruses,
healthy
ill
subjects.
Such
analyses
linked
features
microbiota/microbiome,
such
as
reduced
diversity
or
aberrant
composition,
intestinal
illnesses
infants
disease
states
manifested
at
later
stages
life,
asthma,
inflammatory
bowel
disease,
metabolic
disorders.
Thus,
growing
number
reported
on
how
composition/development
may
affect
risk
factors
related
adult
conditions.
This
concept
fueled
strategies
shape
based
functional
food
products.
review,
we
describe
microbiota,
mechanisms
drive
its
consortia
molded
natural
artificial
interventions.
Finally,
discuss
relevance
key
players
bifidobacteria,
with
respect
their
role
disease.
