human health, and ecosystem services1,2,3, but our understanding of the ecological processes and mechanisms that structure the diversity of microbiomes is still in its infancy4,5,6. Small-scale (micrometer–centimeter) dispersal of bacterial cells is one key ecological process that may impact ...
Community-based ecotourism (CBET) has become a popular strategy to alleviate the contradiction between ecological protection and community development. As the stakeholders of CBET, the community’s participation in the planning process is of great importance to in order to realize the sustainability of...
The gut microbiome is a highly complex microbial community that strongly impacts human health and disease. The two dominant phyla in healthy humans are Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, with minor phyla such as Proteobacteria having elevated abundances in various disease states. While the gut microbiome has...