1 million plant and animal species will become extinct, according to a UN report on biodiversity. When accounting for microbes that perform invaluable ecosystem services, 1 million species is an underestimate.
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However, the report does not include extinctions of microbes, which play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning. Free-living microbes could become locally or completely extinct as their habitats are destroyed. Host-associated microbes, like the ones that help increase plant growth, will likely, such as trees and plants. The UN report emphasizes how human well-being derives from ecosystem services.
Soil represents a challenging habitat to study. It is an intricately structured three-dimensional habitat which, due to the small size of the soil organisms, is subject to considerably more layering than even the most extensively vertically layered aboveground habitats such as tropical forests.
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