31-Biophysical processes supporting the diversity

31-Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil.FEMSMicrobiologyReviews,fux039doi:10.1093/femsre/fux039ReviewarticleREVIEWARTICLEBiophysicalprocessessupportingthediversityofmicrobiallifeinsoilRobinTeconandDaniOr∗SoilandTerrestrialEnvironmentalPhysics,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSystemsScience,ETHZ¨urich,Universit¨atstrasse16,8092Z¨urich,Switzerland∗Correspondingauthor:InstituteofBiogeochemistryandPollutantDynamics,ETHZurich,Universit¨atstrasse16,8092Z¨urich,Switzerland.Tel:+41446336015;Fax:+41446331123;E-mail:dani.or@env.ethz.chOnesentencesummary:Soilmicroorganismsliveincomplexporespaceswherenutrientheterogeneityandwaterdynamicsplayafundamentalroleinshapingtheirecology,diversityandfunctionsatallscales.Editor:StaffanKjellebergABSTRACTSoil,thelivingterrestrialskinoftheEarth,playsacentralroleinsupportinglifeandishometoanunimaginablediversityofmicroorganisms.Thisreviewexploreskeydriversformicrobiallifeinsoilsunderdifferentclimatesandland-usepracticesatscalesranging