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SUBMITTER: Bier RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438324 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bier Raven L RL Voss Kristofor A KA Bernhardt Emily S ES
The ISME journal 20141212 6
Microbial community composition and diversity change along chemical gradients, leading to the expectation that microbial community information might provide new gradient characterizations. Here we examine stream bacteria composition and diversity along a strong chemical gradient in Central Appalachian streams. Coal mining in the region generates alkaline mine drainage (AlkMD), causing dramatic increases in conductivity, alkalinity, sulfate and metals sufficient to degrade stream macrobiota commu ...[more]