Relationships between phyllosphere bacterial communities and plant functional traits in a neotropical forest

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 111; no. 38; pp. 13715 - 13720
• Main Authors: Kembel, Steven W., O'Connor, Timothy K., Arnold, Holly K., Hubbell, Stephen P., Wright, S. Joseph, Green, Jessica L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 23.09.2014; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: Bacteria; bacterial communities; biodiversity; Biogeography; Biological Sciences; Biological taxonomies; Community structure; Correlation analysis; Ecological function; Ecosystem; Flowers & plants; Forests; Habitats; Leaves; Microbial Consortia - physiology; Microbiota; microorganisms; Mortality; Panama; Phenotypic traits; Phyllosphere; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant Leaves - microbiology; Plant species; Plants; Plants - microbiology; Synecology; Taxa; Trees; tropical forests; Wood; Panama; host–microbe associations; microbial ecology; plant microbiome; tropical forests

The phyllosphere—the aerial surfaces of plants, including leaves—is a ubiquitous global habitat that harbors diverse bacterial communities. Phyllosphere bacterial communities have the potential to influence plant biogeography and ecosystem function through their influence on the fitness and function...