Integrating soil microbial communities into fundamental ecology, conservation, and restoration: examples from Australia

Christina Birnbaum, John Dearnaley, Eleonora Egidi, Adam Frew, Anna Hopkins, Jeff Powell, Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros, Craig Liddicoat, Felipe Albornoz, Meike K. Heuck, Frederick A. Dadzie, Luke Florence, Pankaj Singh, Tomas Mansfield, Kumari Rajapaksha, Jana Stewart, Paola Rallo, Shawn D. Peddle, Giancarlo Chiarenza

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Abstract

Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) and Society of Conservation Biology Oceania (SCBO) joint Conference, Wollongong, Australia, 28 November–2 December 2022

Microbes support all life forms of the biosphere, contributing to nutrient cycling and climate regulation, with crucial roles in primary production, food production, and planetary health (Anthony et al., 2023). By integrating microbial processes into current ecological paradigms, we have the opportunity to enhance the resilience of the biosphere to environmental change (Averill et al., 2022).

A joint conference between the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) and the Society of Conservation Biology Oceania (SCBO) in Wollongong, Australia, provided an excellent platform to hold a plant–soil ecology symposium that focussed on three key issues...
Original languageEnglish
Article number974-981
Pages (from-to)974-981
Number of pages8
JournalNEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume241
Issue number3
Early online date14 Dec 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Australia
  • conservation
  • mycorrhizal fungi
  • restoration
  • soil microbes

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