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Abstract
     Nearly all organisms coexist within diverse communities that intricately connect them through a web of ecological and evolutionary interactions—collectively referred to as the eco-evolutionary context. In this talk, I will delve into how embracing this complexity leads to valuable insights into the emergence of ecosystem functions and properties. I will provide two illustrative examples: the predictive assembly of multispecies microbial communities and a plant-microbe symbiosis characterized by both mutualistic and antagonistic interactions.