The pattern of change in the abundances of specific bacterioplankton groups is consistent across different nutrient-enriched habitats in Crete.

ABSTRACT: A common source of disturbance for coastal aquatic habitats is nutrient enrichment through anthropogenic activities. Although the water column bacterioplankton communities in these environments have been characterized in some cases, changes in α-diversity and/or the abundances of specific taxonomic groups across enriched habitats remain unclear. Here, we investigated the bacterial community changes at three different nutrient-enriched and adjacent undisturbed habitats along the north coast of Crete, Greece: a fish farm, a closed bay within a town with low water renewal rates, and a city port where the level of nutrient enrichment and the trophic status of the habitat were different. Even though changes in α-diversity were different at each site, we observed across the sites a common change

SUBMITTER: Fodelianakis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4054211 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature