Linear scaling reveals low-dimensional structure in observable microbial dynamics
Zhengqing Zhou, Xiaoli Chen, Emrah Şimşek, Grayson S. Hamrick, Yasa Baig, Zachary A. Holmes, Z. Z. Du, David Karig, Lingchong You
The paper shows that microbial community dynamics can be represented by low-dimensional latent variables, with the critical dimension scaling linearly with observables.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2025 · PreprintSystems Biology