Core taxa drive microeukaryotic community stability of a deep subtropical reservoir after complete mixing.

ABSTRACT: Microeukaryotes are key for predicting the change of ecosystem processes in the face of a disturbance. However, their vertical responses to multiple interconnected factors caused by water mixing remain unknown. Here, we conducted a 12-month high-frequency study to compare the impacts of mixing disturbances on microeukaryotic community structure and stability over different depths in a stratified reservoir. We demonstrate that core and satellite microeukaryotic compositions and interactions in surface waters were not resistant to water mixing, but significantly recovered. This was because the water temperature rebounded to the pre-mixing level. Core microeukaryotes maintained community stability in surface waters with high recovery capacity after water mixing. In contrast, the changes in wa

SUBMITTER: Xue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667671 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature