Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean
Due to their abundance, diversity, and capabilities to transform and metabolize diverse compounds, microbial communities regulate biogeochemical cycles on micro-, regional, and global scales. The activities of microbial communities affect the flow of matter, energy sources of other organisms, and hu...
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ftcarolinadr:cdr.lib.unc.edu:fx719n53p 2023-06-11T04:08:49+02:00 Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean Balmonte, John Paul College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Marine Sciences Bane, John MacGregor, Barbara Glud, Ronnie Arnosti, Carol Teske, Andreas 2018-05 https://doi.org/10.17615/awwt-vg37 https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g6270?file=thumbnail https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g6270 English eng University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://doi.org/10.17615/awwt-vg37 https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g6270?file=thumbnail https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g6270 Arctic Ocean Ecology bacterial communities Microbiology Greenland Biogeochemistry enzymatic activities North Atlantic Ocean Dissertation 2018 ftcarolinadr https://doi.org/10.17615/awwt-vg37 2023-05-28T20:45:55Z Due to their abundance, diversity, and capabilities to transform and metabolize diverse compounds, microbial communities regulate biogeochemical cycles on micro-, regional, and global scales. The activities of microbial communities affect the flow of matter, energy sources of other organisms, and human health, as well as other aspects of life. Yet, the composition, diversity, and ecological roles of microbes in parts of the global oceans—from the high latitudes to the deep water column—remain underexplored. Drawing from microbiological, oceanographic, and ecological concepts, this dissertation explores several fundamental topics: 1) the manner in which hydrographic conditions influence microbial community composition; 2) the ability of these microbial communities across environmental and depth gradients to hydrolyze organic compounds; and 3) microbial structure-function relationships in different habitats and under altered environmental conditions. In the central Arctic Ocean, the composition and enzymatic function of pelagic, particle associated, and benthic bacterial communities varied with depth and region, in parallel with specific hydrographic features. The microbial structure-function relationship in the pelagic realm indicated functional redundancy, suggesting that bacterial compositional shifts—in response to the changing Arctic—may have complex and less predictable functional consequences than previously anticipated. In Tyrolerfjord-Young Sound, northeast Greenland, microbial enzymatic activity patterns were investigated in rivers and within the fjord. Activity patterns correlated with the composition of bacterial communities and dissolved organic matter in the same waters, suggesting that factors extrinsic (organic matter supply) and intrinsic (composition) to microbial communities may, in concert, influence their heterotrophic activities. Finally, functional consequences of differences in community composition were further explored in the North Atlantic. Enriched with high molecular weight organic ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland Human health North Atlantic Carolina Digital Repository (UNC - University of North Carolina) Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland Tyrolerfjord ENVELOPE(-21.883,-21.883,74.517,74.517) |
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Due to their abundance, diversity, and capabilities to transform and metabolize diverse compounds, microbial communities regulate biogeochemical cycles on micro-, regional, and global scales. The activities of microbial communities affect the flow of matter, energy sources of other organisms, and human health, as well as other aspects of life. Yet, the composition, diversity, and ecological roles of microbes in parts of the global oceans—from the high latitudes to the deep water column—remain underexplored. Drawing from microbiological, oceanographic, and ecological concepts, this dissertation explores several fundamental topics: 1) the manner in which hydrographic conditions influence microbial community composition; 2) the ability of these microbial communities across environmental and depth gradients to hydrolyze organic compounds; and 3) microbial structure-function relationships in different habitats and under altered environmental conditions. In the central Arctic Ocean, the composition and enzymatic function of pelagic, particle associated, and benthic bacterial communities varied with depth and region, in parallel with specific hydrographic features. The microbial structure-function relationship in the pelagic realm indicated functional redundancy, suggesting that bacterial compositional shifts—in response to the changing Arctic—may have complex and less predictable functional consequences than previously anticipated. In Tyrolerfjord-Young Sound, northeast Greenland, microbial enzymatic activity patterns were investigated in rivers and within the fjord. Activity patterns correlated with the composition of bacterial communities and dissolved organic matter in the same waters, suggesting that factors extrinsic (organic matter supply) and intrinsic (composition) to microbial communities may, in concert, influence their heterotrophic activities. Finally, functional consequences of differences in community composition were further explored in the North Atlantic. Enriched with high molecular weight organic ... |
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College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Marine Sciences Bane, John MacGregor, Barbara Glud, Ronnie Arnosti, Carol Teske, Andreas |
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Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central Arctic Ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the North Atlantic Ocean |
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microbial community composition, extracellular enzymatic activities, and structure-function relationships in the central arctic ocean, a high-latitude fjord, and the north atlantic ocean |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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2018 |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland Human health North Atlantic |
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