Publications by authors named "Anthony Diego Muller Barboza"
Soil microbial communities' assembly is strongly tied to changes in temperature and moisture. Although microbial functional redundancy seems to overcome taxonomical composition changes, the sensitivity and resilience of soil microbial communities from subtropical regions in response to seasonal variations are still poorly understood. Thus, the development of new strategies for biodiversity conservation and sustainable management require a complete understanding of the soil abiotic process involved in the selection of microbial taxa and functions.
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- This study uses advanced sequencing techniques to explore the interactions among soil bacteria in a penguin rookery at Seymour Island, focusing on abundance, diversity, and structure at different soil depths.
- Eight bacterial phyla were identified, with the deepest soil layer showing the highest richness and diversity compared to the other layers.
- Unique interaction patterns emerged, indicating a clustered network rather than the typical modular structure, suggesting that losing key microbial groups could significantly affect community interactions in this Antarctic environment.
The Brazilian Savanna, also known as "Cerrado", is the richest and most diverse savanna in the world and has been ranked as one of the main hotspots of biodiversity. The Cerrado is a representative biome in Central Brazil and the second largest biome in species diversity of South America. Nevertheless, large areas of native vegetation have been converted to agricultural land including grain production, livestock, and forestry.
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