Journal article
A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research
Nature Ecology & Evolution, Vol.3, pp.1509-1520
2019
Abstract
Research into the microbiomes of natural environments is changing the way ecologists and evolutionary biologists view the importance of microorganisms in ecosystem function. This is particularly relevant in ocean environments, where microorganisms constitute the majority of biomass and control most of the major biogeochemical cycles, including those that regulate Earth's climate. Coastal marine environments provide goods and services that are imperative to human survival and well-being (for example, fisheries and water purification), and emerging evidence indicates that these ecosystem services often depend on complex relationships between communities of microorganisms (the 'microbiome') and the environment or their hosts - termed the 'holobiont'. Understanding of coastal ecosystem function must therefore be framed under the holobiont concept, whereby macroorganisms and their associated microbiomes are considered as a synergistic ecological unit. Here, we evaluate the current state of knowledge on coastal marine microbiome research and identify key questions within this growing research area. Although the list of questions is broad and ambitious, progress in the field is increasing exponentially, and the emergence of large, international collaborative networks and well-executed manipulative experiments are rapidly advancing the field of coastal marine microbiome research.
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- Title
- A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research
- Authors
- Stacey M Trevathan-Tackett (Author) - Deakin UniversityCraig D H Sherman (Author) - Deakin UniversityMegan J Huggett (Author) - Edith Cowan UniversityAlexandra H Campbell (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastBonnie Laverock (Author) - Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandValentina Hurtado-McCormick (Author) - University of Technology, SydneyJustin R Seymour (Author) - University of Technology, SydneyAlana Firl (Author) - University of California Davis, United StatesLauren F Messer (Author) - University of QueenslandKarita L Negandhi Ainsworth (Author) - University of New South WalesDaniele Daffonchio (Author) - Macquarie UniversitySuhelen Egan (Author) - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi ArabiaAschwin H Engelen (Author) - Universidade do Algarve, PortugalMarco Fusi (Author) - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi ArabiaTorsten Thomas (Author) - University of New South WalesLaura Vann (Author) - University of California Davis, United StatesAlejandra Hernandez-Agreda (Author) - James Cook UniversityHan Ming Gan (Author) - Deakin UniversityEzequiel M Marzinelli (Author) - University of New South WalesPeter D Steinberg (Author) - University of New South WalesLeo Hardtke (Author) - University of Technology, SydneyPeter I Macreadie (Author) - Deakin University
- Publication details
- Nature Ecology & Evolution, Vol.3, pp.1509-1520
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41559-019-0999-7
- ISSN
- 2397-334X
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Biomedicine; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451478402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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