Microeukaryote community coalescence strengthens community stability and elevates diversity.

ABSTRACT: Mixing of entire microbial communities represents a frequent, yet understudied phenomenon. Here, we mimicked estuarine condition in a microcosm experiment by mixing a freshwater river community with a brackish sea community and assessed the effects of both environmental and community coalescences induced by varying mixing processes on microeukaryotic communities. Signs of shifted community composition of coalesced communities towards the sea parent community suggest asymmetrical community coalescence outcome, which, in addition, was generally less impacted by environmental coalescence. Community stability, inferred from community cohesion, differed among river and sea parent communities, and increased following coalescence treatments. Generally, community coalescence increased alpha divers

SUBMITTER: Vass M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287207 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature