ReviewNature ecology & evolution2024
Microbes as marine habitat formers and ecosystem engineers.
Review in Nature ecology & evolution, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Grounding microbial conservation in ecological principles.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Prokaryotic Novelty and Metabolic Diversity in the Tagoro Shallow Hydrothermal System (Canary Islands, Spain).Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Metatranscriptomic discovery of a novel viral class from the Yangshan deep-water port virosphere.Archives of virology · 2026Article
- Spatial Resolution of Microbial Community Members Within Cyanobacterial Mats From Temperate Mud Flats.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Microbially-mediated halogenation and dehalogenation cycling of organohalides in the ocean.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Peritrichs (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) in the Danube: Keystone Organisms in the Formation of Diverse Protist Biofilms.Environmental microbiology reports · 2025Article
- Disentangling the feedback loops driving spatial patterning in microbial communities.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Review
- Distinct microbial communities within and on seep carbonates support long-term anaerobic oxidation of methane and divergent pMMO diversity.The ISME journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Despite their small individual size, marine prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes can form large 3D structures and complex habitats. These habitats contribute to seafloor heterogeneity, facilitating colonization by animals and protists. They also provide food and refuge for a variety of species and promote novel ecological interactions. Here we illustrate the role of microbes as ecosystem engineers and propose a classification based on five types of habitat: microbial mats, microbial forests, microbial-mineralized habitats, microbial outcrops and microbial nodules. We also describe the metabolic processes of microbial habitat formers and their ecological roles, highlighting current gaps in knowledge. Their biogeography indicates that these habitats are widespread in all oceans and are continuously being discovered across latitudes and depths. These habitats are also expected to expand under future global change owing to their ability to exploit extreme environmental conditions. Given their high ecological relevance and their role in supporting endemic species and high biodiversity levels, microbial habitats should be included in future spatial planning, conservation and management measures.
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