Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

At the West Antarctic Peninsula, snow algae blooms are composed of complex microbial communities dominated by green microalgae and bacteria. During their progression, the assembly of these microbial communities occurs under harsh environmental conditions and variable nutrient content due to fast snow melting. To date, it is still unclear what are the ecological mechanisms governing the composition and abundance of microorganisms during the formation of snow algae blooms. In this study, we aim to examine the main ecological mechanisms governing the assembly of snow algae blooms from early stages to colorful stages blooms.

Methods

The composition of the microbial communities within snow algae blooms was recorded in the West Antarctic Peninsula (Isabel Rique

SUBMITTER: Soto DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478455 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature