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Stability of stream biofilm community composition to transient shifts in dissolved organic carbon characteristics
Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 821, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems (CFE), La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Ewen Silvester
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 821, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Suman Acharya
Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 821, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems (CFE), La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Aleicia Holland
Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 821, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Michael Shackleton
Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 821, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems (CFE), La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, 3689, Australia
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Stream biofilm microbial communities play key roles in elemental cycles and stream food webs, yet little is known about their response to transient changes in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) composition and characteristics. Using chemical analyses and eDNA metabarcoding, this study found that DOC composition shifted during storm events, but the composition of most biofilm communities remained stable, suggesting ecological resilience to transient shifts in DOC composition and characteristics.
Stream biofilm microbial communities play key roles in elemental cycles and stream food webs,...
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