Microbial ecology helps explain how ecosystems respond to environmental pressures.
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Imagine using tailored soundscapes to restore ecosystems, simply by amplifying recordings of sonic cues that attract wildlife, stimulate plant growth and rebuild relationships between species.
With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.
There are more microorganisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are humans on Earth – but what are they all up to?
A real-life experiment to mimic future conditions for soils affected by climate change suggests that some of the biggest impacts could be to ecosystems buried out of sight beneath our feet.
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Senior Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Professor in Plant Ecology, Murdoch University
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Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee
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Microbial ecologist, University of Pretoria