Nutrient Stoichiometry Shapes Microbial Community Structure in an Evaporitic Shallow Pond

Nutrient Stoichiometry Shapes Microbial Community Structure in an Evaporitic Shallow Pond

Nutrient availability and ratios can play an important role in shaping microbial communities of freshwater ecosystems. The Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) in Mexico is a desert oasis where, perhaps paradoxically, high microbial diversity coincides with extreme oligotrophy. To better understand the effec...

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Main Authors: Zarraz M.-P. Lee, Amisha T. Poret-Peterson, Janet L. Siefert, Drishti Kaul, Ahmed Moustafa, Andrew E. Allen, Chris L. Dupont, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza, James J. Elser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
stoichiometry
community structure
beta diversity
bacteria
algae
rRNA gene copy number
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00949/full

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