Ecological networks reveal contrasting patterns of bacterial and fungal communities in glacier-fed streams in Central Asia.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial and fungal communities in biofilms are important components in driving biogeochemical processes in stream ecosystems. Previous studies have well documented the patterns of bacterial alpha diversity in stream biofilms in glacier-fed streams, where, however, beta diversity of the microbial communities has received much less attention especially considering both bacterial and fungal communities. A focus on beta diversity can provide insights into the mechanisms driving community changes associated to large environmental fluctuations and disturbances, such as in glacier-fed streams. Moreover, modularity of co-occurrence networks can reveal more ecological and evolutionary properties of microbial communities beyond taxonomic groups. Here, integrating beta diversity and co-occurrence a

SUBMITTER: Ren Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6753927 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature