Matan Markfeld
@mmarkfeld.bsky.social
PhD student at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Exploring how ecological communities assemble and function in a changing world. Ecological networks | data science
Exploring how ecological communities assemble and function in a changing world. Ecological networks | data science
Non-core microbes show strong heterogeneous selection between modules, with environmental filtering creating phylogenetically distinct communities, and more drift within modules.
So non-core modules reflect environmental sorting; core modules reflect stochastic turnover among similar taxa.
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So non-core modules reflect environmental sorting; core modules reflect stochastic turnover among similar taxa.
6/9
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Non-core microbes show strong heterogeneous selection between modules, with environmental filtering creating phylogenetically distinct communities, and more drift within modules.
So non-core modules reflect environmental sorting; core modules reflect stochastic turnover among similar taxa.
6/9
So non-core modules reflect environmental sorting; core modules reflect stochastic turnover among similar taxa.
6/9
One clear pattern: core and non-core microbes form distinct network structures.
Core microbes → few big modules.
Non-core microbes → many small, fragmented ones.
Common taxa spread across many hosts, while rarer ones form localized host–microbe pockets across the landscape.
4/9
Core microbes → few big modules.
Non-core microbes → many small, fragmented ones.
Common taxa spread across many hosts, while rarer ones form localized host–microbe pockets across the landscape.
4/9
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
One clear pattern: core and non-core microbes form distinct network structures.
Core microbes → few big modules.
Non-core microbes → many small, fragmented ones.
Common taxa spread across many hosts, while rarer ones form localized host–microbe pockets across the landscape.
4/9
Core microbes → few big modules.
Non-core microbes → many small, fragmented ones.
Common taxa spread across many hosts, while rarer ones form localized host–microbe pockets across the landscape.
4/9