Temporal variability in the diversity and composition of stream bacterioplankton communities

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. 2417 - 2428
• Main Authors: Portillo, Maria C., Anderson, Suzanne P., Fierer, Noah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; bacterial communities; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; bacterioplankton; Biodiversity; biogeochemical cycles; classification; Colorado; community structure; ecosystems; genetics; microbiology; physicochemical properties; physiology; Plankton; Plankton - classification; Plankton - genetics; Plankton - physiology; plant communities; Rivers; Rivers - microbiology; Rocky Mountain region; stochastic processes; streams; temporal variation; Time Factors; Colorado; North America, Rocky Mts; USA, Colorado; Rocky Mountain region

Summary Bacterioplankton in freshwater streams play a critical role in stream nutrient cycling. Despite their ecological importance, the temporal variability in the structure of stream bacterioplankton communities remains understudied. We investigated the composition and temporal variability of stre...