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Insights into Ecological & Evolutionary Processes via Community Metabarcoding
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  • Rosemary Gillespie,
  • Holly Bik,
  • Michael Hickerson,
  • Henrik Krehenwinkel,
  • Isaac Overcast,
  • Andrew Rominger
Rosemary Gillespie
University of California Berkeley

Corresponding Author:gillespie@berkeley.edu

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Holly Bik
University of Georgia
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Michael Hickerson
City College of New York
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Henrik Krehenwinkel
Universität Trier
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Isaac Overcast
University of Maine System
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Andrew Rominger
University of Maine
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Abstract

The Special Issue brought together papers that highlighted the power of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data to address classic questions in ecology and evolution, and/or use models/theory to infer key ecological and evolutionary processes, and make predictions, particularly focused on metabarcoding (amplicon) datasets in conjunction with complementary -omics data types. We highlight key papers that show the power of the new technology to address questions related to: (1) community assembly, and the interplay between competition, environmental filtering, and neutral processes, that can be inferred from the data, and how these change according to environmental conditions, and across successional and extended evolutionary time. (2) Interaction networks, and how these can show predictable changes over similar spatial and temporal gradients, providing insights into questions of biotic resilience. Studies also examined (3) cross scale interactions and those involving hosts and their microbiomes, with the critical development being the ease of comparison and integration across scales of organismic complexity, allowing insights at one scale to inform the other. The approach is also amenable to (4) studies of invasive species and biotic homogenization, providing insights of shifts in alpha and beta diversity across a wide range of spatial scales.
24 Apr 2023Submitted to Molecular Ecology
24 Apr 2023Submission Checks Completed
24 Apr 2023Assigned to Editor
24 Apr 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
06 Sep 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
05 Oct 20231st Revision Received
07 Oct 2023Submission Checks Completed
07 Oct 2023Assigned to Editor
07 Oct 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 Nov 2023Editorial Decision: Accept