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Michael Heethoff

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Priorities for research in soil ecology

2017

The ecological interactions that occur in and with soil are of consequence in many ecosystems on the planet. These interactions provide numerous essential ecosystem services, and the sustainable management of soils has attracted increasing scientific and public attention. Although soil ecology emerged as an independent field of research many decades ago, and we have gained important insights into the functioning of soils, there still are fundamental aspects that need to be better understood to ensure that the ecosystem services that soils provide are not lost and that soils can be used in a sustainable way. In this perspectives paper, we highlight some of the major knowledge gaps that shoul…

0106 biological sciencesaboveground-belowground interactionsSoil biodiversityAboveground-belowground interactionssoil processesWiskundige en Statistische Methoden - Biometris01 natural sciencesEcosystem servicesekosysteemitSoil managementMicrobial ecologyNovel environmentsSoil food webClimate changeGlobal change2. Zero hungerSoil healthbiodiversity–ecosystem functioningEcologySoil Biology04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesSoil processesPE&RCclimate changeekosysteemipalvelutGeographyBiogeographyinternationalSoil managementBiodiversity–ecosystem functioningplant-microbe interactionsSoil Sciencesoil biodiversityChemical ecologyAboveground-belowground interactions; Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning; Biogeography; Chemical ecology; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Global change; Microbial ecology; Novel environments; Plant-microbe interactions; Soil biodiversity; Soil food web; Soil management; Soil processes010603 evolutionary biologyArticleeliömaantiedesoil food webSoil governanceSoil food webSoil ecologyEcosystem servicesMathematical and Statistical Methods - BiometrisEnvironmental planningBodembiologieglobal changeEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsmaaperänsuojeluchemical ecology15. Life on landSoil biodiversitybiodiversiteettiekosysteemit (ekologia)mikrobiekologia13. Climate actionSustainable management040103 agronomy & agricultureta1181ilmastonmuutosnovel environments0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriessoil managementPlant-microbe interactions
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De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod ( Archegozetes longisetosus )

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic …

10010106 biological sciencesEvolutionChemical defence010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compoundPolyketideBiosynthesisPolyketide synthaseAromatic amino acidsAnimalsOrganic ChemicalsSymbiosisArthropods030304 developmental biologyGeneral Environmental Science2. Zero hungerMites0303 health sciencesGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyChemistry70chemical ecologyFungi15General Medicine129Oribatid mitesShikimic acidbiology.organism_classificationArchegozetes longisetosusbiosynthetic pathwaysBiochemistryBenzenoidsHorizontal gene transferbiology.proteinGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPolyketide SynthasesBacteriaResearch ArticleProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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Table S3 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Figure S3 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Figure S1 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Table S4 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Unveiling community patterns and trophic niches of tropical and temperate ants using an integrative framework of field data, stable isotopes and fatt…

2018

Background: The use and partitioning of trophic resources is a central aspect of community function. On the ground of tropical forests, dozens of ant species may be found together and ecological mechanisms should act to allow such coexistence. One hypothesis states that niche specialization is higher in the tropics, compared to temperate regions. However, trophic niches of most species are virtually unknown. Several techniques might be combined to study trophic niche, such as field observations, fatty acid analysis (FAA) and stable isotope analysis (SIA). In this work, we combine these three techniques to unveil partitioning of trophic resources in a tropical and a temperate community. We d…

Ecologylcsh:RMethodologylcsh:MedicineBiodiversityTrophic nicheTemperate forestFood resourcesTrophic ecologyAtlantic forestFatty acidsEntomologyFormicidaeBaitsStable isotopesPeerJ
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Figure S4 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Figure S5 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Table S2 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Figure S2 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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Table S1 from De novo biosynthesis of simple aromatic compounds by an arthropod (Archegozetes longisetosus)

2020

The ability to synthesize simple aromatic compounds is well known from bacteria, fungi and plants, which all share an exclusive biosynthetic route—the shikimic acid pathway. Some of these organisms further evolved the polyketide pathway to form core benzenoids via a head-to-tail condensation of polyketide precursors. Arthropods supposedly lack the ability to synthesize aromatics and instead rely on aromatic amino acids acquired from food, or from symbiotic microorganisms. The few studies purportedly showing de novo biosynthesis via the polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway failed to exclude endosymbiotic bacteria, so their results are inconclusive. We investigated the biosynthesis of aromatic c…

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