High‐Throughput Sequencing: A Roadmap Toward Community Ecology

Ecology and Evolution

Timothée Poisot¹  Bérangère Péquin² 

[1] Québec Centre for Biodiversity Sciences, Stewart Biological Sciences Building, Montréal, QC, Canada;Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

关键词: Biogeography;    community ecology;    high‐throughput sequencing;    microbial ecology;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ece3.508

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

High-throughput sequencing is becoming increasingly important in microbial ecology, yet it is surprisingly under-used to generate or test biogeographic hypotheses. In this contribution, we highlight how adding these methods to the ecologist toolbox will allow the detection of new patterns, and will help our understanding of the structure and dynamics of diversity. Starting with a review of ecological questions that can be addressed, we move on to the technical and analytical issues that will benefit from an increased collaboration between different disciplines.

【 授权许可】

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