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Caitlin C. Mothes

Colorado State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-2341-2855Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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The microbial landscape: soil microbiome properties predict plant species distributions

Daniel Revillini, Caitlin C. Mothes, Brianna K. Almeida, Katherine T. Charton, Stephanie M. Koontz, Aaron S. David, Michelle E. Afkhami, Christopher A. Searcy

The paper uses machine learning to show that soil microbiome properties can predict plant species distributions, with microbial predictors being as important as abiotic factors for some species.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2025 · PreprintEcology