Journal article
Southern South Australian groundwater microbe diversity
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Vol.94(10)
2018
Abstract
Groundwater is increasingly used globally for domestic, industrial and agricultural production. While many studies have focused on groundwater as a resource, the diverse ecosystems within are often ignored. Here, we assess 54 Southern South Australian groundwater microbial communities from the populated part of the state to assess their status and dynamics in isolated groundwater systems. We observed a strong site-to-site individuality in groundwater bacterial communities, likely due to the isolated nature of groundwater bodies leading to unique ecosystems. Rank abundance analysis indicates bacterial diversity is maintained even at low abundances and that the distribution fits classical ecological models for strong competition in resource-limited environments. Combined, our data indicates that despite overrepresentation of pollutant-associated bacterial orders in and around the Adelaide metropolitan area, microbial communities remain diverse and show little evidence of converging on a common pollutant-effected community.
Details
- Title
- Southern South Australian groundwater microbe diversity
- Authors/Creators
- R.J. Smith (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityJ.S. Paterson (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityI. Wallis (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityE. Launer (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityE.W. Banks (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityE. Bresciani (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityR.H. Cranswick (Author/Creator) - Department for Environment and WaterS.S. Tobe (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityShashikanth Marri (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityPeter Goonan (Author/Creator) - Environment Protection AuthorityJames G Mitchell (Author/Creator) - Flinders University
- Publication Details
- FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Vol.94(10)
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005544267407891
- Copyright
- © 2018 Oxford University Press
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.83 Bioengineering
- 3.83.167 Microbial Diversity
- Web Of Science research areas
- Microbiology
- ESI research areas
- Microbiology