The dynamic core microbiome: Structure, dynamics and stability
Johannes R. Björk, Robert B. O’Hara, Marta Ribes, Rafel Coma, José M. Montoya
The paper identifies a dynamic core microbiome in marine sponges, showing that temporal stability is linked to core microbiome density, not diversity, and is maintained by weak interactions and self-regulation.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2018 · PreprintEcology