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Research article
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06 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 06 Sep 2021
| 06 Sep 2021
Bioaerosols in the Amazon rain forest: temporal variations and vertical profiles of Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Meinrat O. Andreae
Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128
Mainz, Germany
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San
Diego, La Jolla, CA 92083, USA
Alessandro C. de Araùjo
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Belém,
PA, Brazil
Paulo Artaxo
Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
05508-900, Brazil
Florian Ditas
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie,
65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Wolfgang Elbert
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jan-David Förster
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Marco Aurélio Franco
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
05508-900, Brazil
Isabella Hrabe de Angelis
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jürgen Kesselmeier
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128
Mainz, Germany
Thomas Klimach
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Leslie Ann Kremper
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Eckhard Thines
Institute for Microbiology and Wine Research, Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,
55128 Mainz, Germany
David Walter
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jens Weber
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Bettina Weber
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010, Graz,
Austria
Bernhard M. Fuchs
Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine
Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Ulrich Pöschl
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
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Short summary
Bioaerosols in the atmosphere over the Amazon rain forest were analyzed by molecular biological staining and microscopy. Eukaryotic, bacterial, and archaeal aerosols were quantified in time series and altitude profiles which exhibited clear differences in number concentrations and vertical distributions. Our results provide insights into the sources and dispersion of different Amazonian bioaerosol types as a basis for a better understanding of biosphere–atmosphere interactions.
Bioaerosols in the atmosphere over the Amazon rain forest were analyzed by molecular biological...
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