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Microbial Diversity and Tropical Forest Functioning

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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes in Tropical Forests

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 122))

Abstract

Fungi and bacteria control many of the vital processes on which the very maintenance and survival of tropical forests depend (Hawksworth and Colwell 1992). An overview of the role of microorganisms in ecosystem functioning as a whole has already been presented (Allsopp et al. 1995). Here, our goal is to identify the functional attributes of microorganisms in tropical forests, and to identify those processes that are most likely to be sensitive to losses of diversity, especially in the face of disturbance or broad environmental changes. In some cases, microbes may influence ecosystem processes indirectly by altering the diversity of other organisms. We also point out where research is needed to determine what effects losses of microbial diversity might have on tropical forest diversity, stability, and regeneration.

The Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Palmer, Puerto Rico, is maintained in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin. This article was written and prepared by a US government employee on official time; it is therefore in the public domain and not subject to copyright.

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Lodge, D.J., Hawksworth, D.L., Ritchie, B.J. (1996). Microbial Diversity and Tropical Forest Functioning. In: Orians, G.H., Dirzo, R., Cushman, J.H. (eds) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes in Tropical Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 122. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79755-2_5

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