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Climate extremes disrupt fungal–bacterial interactions

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Climate changes can destabilize soil microbial communities, but compound and sequential extreme climate events will magnify the destabilizing effects to other trophic levels — thereby impacting terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

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Fig. 1: FBIs regulate ecosystem functioning.
Fig. 2: FBIs shift during the resistance and recovery phases.

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We are thankful for the support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (awarded to M.P.T., grant no. 310030_212550).

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Shi, J., Thakur, M.P. Climate extremes disrupt fungal–bacterial interactions. Nat Microbiol 8, 2226–2229 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01531-7

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