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Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome.
Article in Nature, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 719 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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719 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Crop rotation differentially increases soil bacterial and fungal diversities in global croplands: a meta-analysis.Nature communications · 2025Pooled it
- Rising global temperatures reduce soil microbial diversity over the long term.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Pooled it
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- Cross-feeding enables robust coexistence between four bacterial species.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
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- The ecological context of enzymatic variation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Restoration Plantings Promote Functional Recovery of Soil Fungi.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Leaf nutrients regulate phyllosphere microbial dynamics in rubber trees.Plant diversity · 2026Article
- Decoding microbial metabolic complementarity from individual traits to community structuring.Ecology · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of root microbiomes in four Swertia species from Taiwan.Journal of plant research · 2026Article
- Biochar-Associated Shifts in Nitrogen Status, Microbial Communities and Dissolved Organic Matter in Salt-Affected Maize Soil.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Deployable high-fidelity metagenome binning at scale with QuickBin.Communications biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Soils harbour some of the most diverse microbiomes on Earth and are essential for both nutrient cycling and carbon storage. To understand soil functioning, it is necessary to model the global distribution patterns and functional gene repertoires of soil microorganisms, as well as the biotic and environmental associations between the diversity and structure of both bacterial and fungal soil communities
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