How do microbial communities contribute to ecological cycles on Earth and how does an agroecological system support diverse microbial communities?
Microbial Community will play a huge role in the future, resources will decrease in the future. Microbial communities comprise vast majority of the earth's biodiversity and perform significant roles in ecosystem functioning such as organic matter decomposition dead organisms, animal waste, biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, and xenobiotic degradation. The process of decomposition releases chemicals (such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that can be used to build new plants and animals. In the environment, microorganisms are involved in recycling of nutrients, the balance of trophic chains, vital physiological activities in the plants and animals, as well as the conservation of natural habitats. Primary production involves photosynthetic organisms which take up CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it to organic (cellular) material. We use microorganisms to produce human insulin via genetic engineering and to provide enzymes for manufacturing. Microbial are important in agriculture; their metabolic activities enhance soil fertility, especially in their often unique roles in the nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and carbon cycles and increasing oxygen levels and lowering carbon dioxide. Hydrogen and Bio gas are also producing by microbial communities.
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