Environmental Microbiomes
The positive interaction of ecosystem biodiversity, functioning and human health was repeatedly outlined and summarized under the One Health concept. However, continuous biodiversity losses fostered by human activities threatens human health. In the sense of the “One Health concept” we need to understand and counteract the consequences of climate and global change on microbial biodiversity and functioning and their feedback on human and ecosystem health.
Therefore, the Environmental Microbiomes topic studies consequences of and mitigation strategies for biodiversity loss and climate change on microbial functions and plant-microbe interactions and their consequences for crop and food quality in natural and urban environments, which provide very contrary boundary conditions and thus need adjusted biodiversity strategies.
Research Focus
The positive interaction of ecosystem biodiversity, functioning and human health was repeatedly outlined and summarized under the One Health concept. However, continuous biodiversity losses fostered by human activities threatens human health. In the sense of the “One Health concept” we need to understand and counteract the consequences of climate and global change on microbial biodiversity and functioning and their feedback on human and ecosystem health.
Therefore, the Environmental Microbiomes topic studies consequences of and mitigation strategies for biodiversity loss and climate change on microbial functions and plant-microbe interactions and their consequences for crop and food quality in natural and urban environments, which provide very contrary boundary conditions and thus need adjusted biodiversity strategies.
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