River waters at lowland reaches experience a direct disturbance owing to increasing water resource exploitation and urbanization, with important implications for ecosystem functioning and services. Despite decreasing water quality and altered hydrological regime may dramatically affect the natural processes as a whole, little is known on the effects on aquatic microbial communities, whose dynamics play a key role in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling along the river continuum. The objective of this study was to explore the links between hydrology and microbial community structure in a highly impacted Mediterranean river.
Coupling hydrology and microbial community dynamics in urbanized areas: insights from the river Tevere (Rome, Italy)
CASADEI, Stefano;
2015
Abstract
River waters at lowland reaches experience a direct disturbance owing to increasing water resource exploitation and urbanization, with important implications for ecosystem functioning and services. Despite decreasing water quality and altered hydrological regime may dramatically affect the natural processes as a whole, little is known on the effects on aquatic microbial communities, whose dynamics play a key role in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling along the river continuum. The objective of this study was to explore the links between hydrology and microbial community structure in a highly impacted Mediterranean river.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
