title: Editorial: The Role of Microbial Communities in Tropical Ecosystems.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Académica de Ecología y Biodiversidad Acuática, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pajares
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon Eugene, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Brendan J M
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bohannan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Souza
keywords: environmental factors; land use change; microbial ecology; microbial processes and diversity; tropical ecosystem