Land use influences stream bacterial communities in lowland tropical watersheds

Abstract Land use is known to affect water quality yet the impact it has on aquatic microbial communities in tropical systems is poorly understood. We used 16S metabarcoding to assess the impact of land use on bacterial communities in the water column of four streams in central Panama. Each stream w...

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Main Authors: Karina A. Chavarria, Kristin Saltonstall, Jorge Vinda, Jorge Batista, Megan Lindmark, Robert F. Stallard, Jefferson S. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01193-7