Microbial Ecology & Eco Systems

Microbial Ecology & Functional Diversity of Natural Habitats

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Functional diversity is a part of biodiversity that generally concerns the range of things that organisms do in communities and ecosystems. Here, we review how functional diversity can describe and predict the impact of organisms on ecosystems and thereby provide a mechanistic link between the two. Critical points in developing predictive measures of functional diversity are the alternate of functional traits with which organisms are distinguished, how the diversity of that trait information is summarized into a measure of functional diversity, and that the measures of functional diversity are proved through quantitative analyses and experimental tests. There is a vast amount of trait information available for plant species and a substantial amount for animals. 

Relevant Conferences:

World Congress on Mycotoxins February 27-28, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9th International Virology Congress and Expo March 13-14, 2017 London, UK, 10th World Congress on Virology and Mycology May 11-12, 2017 Singapore, International Conference On Microbial Engineering May 29-31, 2017 Beijing, China International Conference on Fungal Diseases & Control September 25-26, 2017 Dubai, UAE, 7th Annual Congress on Clinical MicrobiologySeptember 25-26, 2017 Chicago, USA, International Conference on Microbial Ecology September 18-20, 2017 Toronto, Canada