Shifts in methanogenic archaea communities and methane dynamics along a subtropical estuarine land use gradient.

ABSTRACT: In coastal aquatic ecosystems, prokaryotic communities play an important role in regulating the cycling of nutrients and greenhouse gases. In the coastal zone, estuaries are complex and delicately balanced systems containing a multitude of specific ecological niches for resident microbes. Anthropogenic influences (i.e. urban, industrial and agricultural land uses) along the estuarine continuum can invoke physical and biochemical changes that impact these niches. In this study, we investigate the relative abundance of methanogenic archaea and other prokaryotic communities, distributed along a land use gradient in the subtropical Burnett River Estuary, situated within the Great Barrier Reef catchment, Australia. Microbiological assemblages were compared to physicochemical, nutrient and green

SUBMITTER: Euler S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685437 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature