Deciphering global patterns of marine microbial community assembly and network stability
Pranathi Ravikumar, Aarti Ravindran, Karthik Raman · 2026
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Pranathi Ravikumar, Aarti Ravindran, and Karthik Raman map how ocean microbe communities assemble across latitudes in a 2026 study. Sequencing data from 4,611 samples across ocean projects fed models of community formation and interaction networks. Chance processes drove assembly in every latitude zone, the analysis found.
Polar communities leaned most on dispersal limits, while temperate and tropical ones mixed dispersal with selection. Polar networks looked most modular and robust overall, yet hinged on a few central taxa whose loss would hurt most. Specialist genera emerge as quiet stabilizers, a role the authors flag for a warming ocean.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pranathi Ravikumar, Aarti Ravindran, Karthik Raman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51169 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |