Microbial communities across a hillslope-riparian transect shaped by proximity to the stream, groundwater table, and weathered bedrock
A. Lavy, D. Geller McGrath, P. B. Matheus Carnevali, J. Wan, W. Dong, T. Tokunaga, B. C. Thomas, K. H. Williams, S. Hubbard, J. F. Banfield
The paper examines microbial community structure and function across a hillslope-riparian transect, finding that proximity to the stream, groundwater, and weathered bedrock significantly influences microbial composition and metabolic potential.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2018Microbiology