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  • Microbial Ecology
  • Ecosystem Science
  • Genomics

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  • Microbial functional ecology is rapidly advancing, allowing for the measurement of wild microbial traits impacting ecosystem functioning.
  • Current techniques provide access to environmental microbial genomes, trait collections, and data on microbial distribution and gene expression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review techniques and advances for a unified framework in microbial functional ecology.
  • To explore processes explaining patterns of microbial functional diversity and redundancy.
  • To propose experimental approaches for integrating microbiology with biodiversity-ecosystem functioning studies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current techniques in microbial genomics, trait analysis, and distribution studies.
  • Exploration of ecological and evolutionary processes influencing microbial functional patterns.
  • Proposal for experimental testing of microbial functional diversity and redundancy impacts on ecosystem processes.

Main Results:

  • Newfound access to environmental microbial genomes and trait data.
  • Understanding of technical, ecological, and evolutionary drivers of microbial functional diversity.
  • A framework for experimentally testing the role of microbial functional diversity in ecosystem functioning.

Conclusions:

  • Advances in measuring microbial traits and genomes are crucial for a unified framework.
  • Understanding microbial functional diversity and redundancy is key to ecosystem resilience.
  • Integrating microbial ecology with biodiversity-ecosystem functioning studies will improve predictions in a changing planet.