Macroecology to Unite All Life, Large and Small

TY - JOUR

T1 - Macroecology to Unite All Life, Large and Small

AU - Shade, Ashley

AU - Dunn, Robert R.

AU - Blowes, Shane A.

AU - Keil, Petr

AU - Bohannan, Brendan J.m.

AU - Herrmann, Martina

AU - Küsel, Kirsten

AU - Lennon, Jay T.

AU - Sanders, Nathan J.

AU - Storch, David

AU - Chase, Jonathan

PY - 2018/10/1

Y1 - 2018/10/1

N2 - Macroecology is the study of the mechanisms underlying general patterns of ecology across scales. Research in microbial ecology and macroecology have long been detached. Here, we argue that it is time to bridge the gap, as they share a common currency of species and individuals, and a common goal of understanding the causes and consequences of changes in biodiversity. Microbial ecology and macroecology will mutually benefit from a unified research agenda and shared datasets that span the entirety of the biodiversity of life and the geographic expanse of the Earth.

AB - Macroecology is the study of the mechanisms underlying general patterns of ecology across scales. Research in microbial ecology and macroecology have long been detached. Here, we argue that it is time to bridge the gap, as they share a common currency of species and individuals, and a common goal of understanding the causes and consequences of changes in biodiversity. Microbial ecology and macroecology will mutually benefit from a unified research agenda and shared datasets that span the entirety of the biodiversity of life and the geographic expanse of the Earth.

U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2018.08.005

DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2018.08.005

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0169-5347

VL - 33

SP - 731

EP - 744

JO - Trends in Ecology & Evolution

JF - Trends in Ecology & Evolution

IS - 10

ER -