Organisms on our planet form spatially congruent and functionally distinct communities, which at large geographical scales are called “biomes”. Understanding their pattern and function is vital for sustainable use and protection of biodiversity. Current global terrestrial biome classifications are based primarily on climate characteristics and functional aspects of plant community assembly. These and other existing biome schemes do not take account of soil organisms, including highly diverse and functionally important microbial groups. We aimed to define large-scale structure in the diversity of soil microbes (soil microbiomes), pinpoint the environmental drivers shaping it and identify resemblance and mismatch with existing terrestrial biome schemes.

Please cite https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13487

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/110155d2-f474-4012-9209-eebf20fd9be1
Citation: Vasar M, Davison J, Sepp S, Mucina L, Oja J, Al-Quraishy S, Anslan S, Bahram M, Bueno C G, Cantero J J, Decocq G, Fraser L, Hiiesalu I, Hozzein W N, Koorem K, Meng Y, Moora M, Onipchenko V, Öpik M, Pärtel M, Vahter T, Tedersoo L, Zobel M (2022). Global soil microbiomes: A new frontline of biome-ecology research. PlutoF. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13487 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-08.