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Long before Ernst Haeckel coined the term “ecology” in 1866, nature explorers, such as Alexander von Humboldt, observed that vegetation composition changes with climate. However, it still remains unclear what determines the local composition and species richness of vegetation. Understanding the roles of belowground invertebrates and microbes is particularly challenging. On pages 173 and 181 of this issue, respectively, Teste et al. (1) and Bennett et al. (2) report field studies that elucidate the role of soil microorganisms as drivers of plant community composition. Original language English Pages (from-to) 134-135 Journal Science Volume 355 Issue number 6321 DOIs https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal4549 Publication status Published - 13 Jan 2017
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