
PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e17900 - e17900
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
The activities of microbiomes in river sediments play an important role sustaining ecosystem functions by driving many biogeochemical cycles. However, ecosystems are frequently affected anthropogenic activities, which may lead to microbial biodiversity loss and/or changes and related services. While parts the Atlantic Forest biome stretching along much eastern coast South America protected governmental conservation efforts, estimated 89% these areas Brazil under threat. This adds urgency characterization prokaryotic communities this vast highly diverse biome. Here, we present sediment tropical Juliana River system at three sites, upstream site near source mountains (Source) a middle reaches (Valley) estuarine urban center Ituberá (Mangrove). diversity composition were compared with environmental conditions, former using qualitative quantitative analyses 16S rRNA gene amplicons. included distinct populations each site, suite core taxa accounted for majority all sites. Prokaryote was highest Mangrove lowest Valley site. number genera exclusive given found Source followed contained some archaeal not freshwater Copper (Cu) concentrations differences among but none other factors determined have significant influence. be partly due imprint on providing organic carbon nutrients
Language: Английский