Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Bacterial Community Composition of a Temperate Humic Lake

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Alexa Hoke, Jason Woodhouse, Luca Zoccarato, Valerie McCarthy, Elvira de Eyto, Maria Calderó-Pascual, Ewan Geffroy, Mary Dillane, Hans-Peter Grossart, Eleanor Jennings
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: extreme weather event; storm; drought; bacteria; free-living; particle-associated; humic lake; Humic Lake; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12102757

Extreme weather events are projected to increase in frequency and intensity as climate change continues. Heterotrophic bacteria play a critical role in lake ecosystems, yet little research has been done to determine how they are affected by such extremes. The purpose of this study was to use high-th...