Benthic Microbial Communities in a Seasonally Ice-Covered Sub-Arctic River (Pasvik River, Norway) Are Shaped by Site-Specific Environmental Conditions

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Papale, Maria, Rizzo, Carmen, Giannarelli, Stefania, Caruso, Gabriella, Amalfitano, Stefano, Aspholm, Paul Eric, Maimone, Giovanna, Miserocchi, Stefano, Rappazzo, Alessandro Ciro, Lo Giudice, Angelina, Azzaro, Maurizio
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Article; Arctic; Norway; Pasvik
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9147904/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35630464; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051022

The Pasvik River experiences chemical, physical, and biological stressors due to the direct discharges of domestic sewage from settlements located within the catchment and runoff from smelter and mine wastes. Sediments, as a natural repository of organic matter and associated contaminants, are of gl...