title: Microbial biogeography: putting microorganisms on the map.
abstract: We review the biogeography of microorganisms in light of the biogeography of macroorganisms. A large body of research supports the idea that free-living microbial taxa exhibit biogeographic patterns. Current evidence confirms that, as proposed by the Baas-Becking hypothesis, 'the environment selects' and is, in part, responsible for spatial variation in microbial diversity. However, recent studies also dispute the idea that 'everything is everywhere'. We also consider how the processes that generate and maintain biogeographic patterns in macroorganisms could operate in the microbial world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 80 Waterman Street, BOX G-W, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. jennifer_martiny@brown.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer B Hughes
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Martiny
authors.forename: Brendan J M
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bohannan
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Colwell
authors.forename: Jed A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fuhrman
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: M Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Horner-Devine
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Jennifer Adams
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Krumins
authors.forename: Cheryl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kuske
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naeem
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ovreås
authors.forename: Anna-Louise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Reysenbach
authors.forename: Val H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Staley
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea; D001419:Bacteria; D044822:Biodiversity; D017753:Ecosystem; D005658:Fungi; D005843:Geography