Research from U.S. Department of Energy Has Provided New Study Findings on Ecology (Host species and geographic location shape microbial diversity and functional potential in the conifer needle microbiome)

Summary

... surfaces from 67 trees at six sites spanning the Rocky Mountains, including 31 limber pine, 18 Douglas fir, and 18 Engelmann spruce. Sites span ~ 1,075 km and nearly 10° latitude, from Glacier National Park to Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory...