Publication
Title
Influence of water temperature and water depth on macrophyte-bacterioplankton interaction in a groundwater-fed river
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Abstract
Biotic interactions shape the community structure and function of ecosystems and thus play an important role in ecosystem management and restoration. To investigate how water temperature (related to the season) and water depth (related to spatial patterns of river morphology) affect macrophyte-bacterioplankton interactions in a groundwater-fed river, we conducted the structural equation modeling on datasets grouped by hydrological conditions. In addition to direct effects on macrophyte growth and/or bacterioplankton development, water temperature and water depth could both regulate the role of different nutrients (inorganic and organic) on affecting these biological indicators. Deeper water depth intensified the positive relationship between macrophytes and bacterioplankton, while higher temperature switched the relationship from being positive to negative. Our study provides empirical evidences that abiotic variables, even with relatively low fluctuations, play a critical role in regulating the patterns and strengths of interaction between macrophytes and bacterioplankton.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research. - Landsberg
Publication
Heidelberg : Springer heidelberg , 2020
ISSN
0944-1344 [print]
1614-7499 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S11356-020-07921-2
Volume/pages
14 p.
ISI
000515861200009
Pubmed ID
32016867
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Can the role of macrophytes on downstream C-N-P-Si fluxes in river basins be neglected? An integrated measurement, experimental and model approach quantifying direct and indirect vegetation effects.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 02.10.2024
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