Editorial: Mycorrhiza in Tropical and Neotropical Ecosystems

Editorial: Mycorrhiza in Tropical and Neotropical Ecosystems

Editorial: The Role of Microbial Communities in Tropical Ecosystems

Microorganisms represent the largest proportion of the Earth's biodiversity and play an essential role in ecosystem processes, providing functions that ultimately sustain all of life (Falkowski et al., 2008; Prosser, 2012). Understanding the link between ecosystem functioning and the distribution of microbial diversity is essential to predict ecosystem responses to a changing environment (de Vr...

Editorial: Hydrothermal microbial ecosystems

The papers in the " Hydrothermal Vent " research topic cover a range of microbiological research in deep and shallow hydrothermal environments, from high temperature " black smokers, " to diffuse flow habitats and episodically discharging subsurface fluids, to the hydrothermal plumes. Together they provide a snapshot of current research interests in a field that has evolved rapidly since the di...

Editorial: Microbial Role in the Carbon Cycle in Tropical Inland Aquatic Ecosystems

Microorganisms have been recognized as central to nutrient mineralization and recycling in aquatic ecosystems since Lindeman's groundbreaking work on the trophic-dynamic aspect of ecology (Lindeman, 1942). Since the seventies, the development of new analytical technologies led to important conceptual perspectives, such as the microbial loop and the microbial food web (as summarized elsewhere, e...

Seed Dispersal and Frugivory in Tropical Ecosystems