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  • Anthropogenic environmental changes significantly affect both plant and microbial communities.
  • These changes can trigger ecological shifts, influencing plant populations and microbial composition.
  • Global changes can also drive evolutionary adaptations in plants and microbes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how microbes mediate plant ecological responses to global change.
  • To explore how these ecological effects influence the evolutionary trajectory of plants.
  • To highlight the role of plant-microbe interactions in eco-evolutionary feedbacks.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on plant-centered perspectives.
  • Analysis of ecological and evolutionary responses to global change.
  • Synthesis of plant-microbe dynamics in the context of environmental perturbations.

Main Results:

  • Microbes play a crucial role in mediating plant responses to global change.
  • Ecological shifts driven by microbes can subsequently affect plant evolution.
  • Plant-microbe relationships are particularly susceptible to eco-evolutionary feedbacks under global change.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding plant-microbe eco-evolutionary dynamics is vital for predicting ecosystem responses.
  • This knowledge can inform effective conservation strategies for plant biodiversity.
  • Insights into these interactions may also advance agricultural practices and sustainability.