Stochastic processes shape microeukaryotic community assembly in a subtropical river across wet and dry seasons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The deep mechanisms (deterministic and/or stochastic processes) underlying community assembly are a central challenge in microbial ecology. However, the relative importance of these processes in shaping riverine microeukaryotic biogeography is still poorly understood. Here, we compared the spatiotemporal and biogeographical patterns of microeukaryotic community using high-throughput sequencing of 18S rRNA gene and multivariate statistical analyses from a subtropical river during wet and dry seasons.

Results

Our results provide the first description of biogeographical patterns of microeukaryotic communities in the Tingjiang River, the largest river in the west of Fujian province, southeastern China. The results showed that microeukaryotes from both wet and dry seas

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806580 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature