Normative assembly rule reveals fairness in microbial communities
Teemu Kuosmanen, Juhani Rantanen, Dovydas Kičiatovas, Sanna Pausio, Ville‐Petri Friman, Teppo Hiltunen, Ville Mustonen
The paper evaluates fairness in microbial community assembly by comparing observed biomass distribution to a game-theoretic fair distribution based on Shapley values across 56 community outcomes.
PLoS Biology · Jun 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology