Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes

Microbial eukaryotes play important roles in aquatic ecosystem functioning. Unravelling their distribution patterns and biogeography provides important baseline information to infer the underlying mechanisms that regulate the biodiversity and complexity of ecosystems. We studied the distribution pat...

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Autores principales: Schiaffino, M.R., Lara, E., Fernández, L.D., Balagué, V., Singer, D., Seppey, C.C.W., Massana, R., Izaguirre, I.
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spelling todo:paper_14622912_v18_n12_p5249_Schiaffino2023-10-03T16:16:34Z Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes Schiaffino, M.R. Lara, E. Fernández, L.D. Balagué, V. Singer, D. Seppey, C.C.W. Massana, R. Izaguirre, I. Antarctica biodiversity chemistry classification denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis eukaryote genetics geography isolation and purification lake parasitology Antarctic Regions Biodiversity Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Eukaryota Geography Lakes Microbial eukaryotes play important roles in aquatic ecosystem functioning. Unravelling their distribution patterns and biogeography provides important baseline information to infer the underlying mechanisms that regulate the biodiversity and complexity of ecosystems. We studied the distribution patterns and factors driving diversity gradients in microeukaryote communities (total, abundant, uncommon and rare community composition) along a latitudinal gradient of lakes distributed from Argentinean Patagonia to Maritime Antarctica using both denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and high-throughput sequencing (Illumina HiSeq). DGGE and abundant Illumina operational taxonomic units (OTUs) showed both decreasing richness with latitude and significant differences between Patagonian and Antarctic lakes communities. In contrast, total richness did not change significantly across the latitudinal gradient, although evenness and diversity indices were significantly higher in Patagonian lakes. Beta-diversity was characterized by a high species turnover, influenced by both environmental and geographical descriptors, although this pattern faded in the rare community. Our results suggest the co-existence of a ‘core biosphere’ containing reduced number of abundant/dominant OTUs on which classical ecological rules apply, together with a much larger seedbank of rare OTUs driven by stochastic and reduced dispersal processes. These findings shed new light on the biogeographical patterns and forces structuring inland microeukaryote composition across broad spatial scales. © 2016 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd Fil:Schiaffino, M.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Izaguirre, I. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14622912_v18_n12_p5249_Schiaffino
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topic Antarctica
biodiversity
chemistry
classification
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
eukaryote
genetics
geography
isolation and purification
lake
parasitology
Antarctic Regions
Biodiversity
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Eukaryota
Geography
Lakes
spellingShingle Antarctica
biodiversity
chemistry
classification
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
eukaryote
genetics
geography
isolation and purification
lake
parasitology
Antarctic Regions
Biodiversity
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Eukaryota
Geography
Lakes
Schiaffino, M.R.
Lara, E.
Fernández, L.D.
Balagué, V.
Singer, D.
Seppey, C.C.W.
Massana, R.
Izaguirre, I.
Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
topic_facet Antarctica
biodiversity
chemistry
classification
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
eukaryote
genetics
geography
isolation and purification
lake
parasitology
Antarctic Regions
Biodiversity
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Eukaryota
Geography
Lakes
description Microbial eukaryotes play important roles in aquatic ecosystem functioning. Unravelling their distribution patterns and biogeography provides important baseline information to infer the underlying mechanisms that regulate the biodiversity and complexity of ecosystems. We studied the distribution patterns and factors driving diversity gradients in microeukaryote communities (total, abundant, uncommon and rare community composition) along a latitudinal gradient of lakes distributed from Argentinean Patagonia to Maritime Antarctica using both denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and high-throughput sequencing (Illumina HiSeq). DGGE and abundant Illumina operational taxonomic units (OTUs) showed both decreasing richness with latitude and significant differences between Patagonian and Antarctic lakes communities. In contrast, total richness did not change significantly across the latitudinal gradient, although evenness and diversity indices were significantly higher in Patagonian lakes. Beta-diversity was characterized by a high species turnover, influenced by both environmental and geographical descriptors, although this pattern faded in the rare community. Our results suggest the co-existence of a ‘core biosphere’ containing reduced number of abundant/dominant OTUs on which classical ecological rules apply, together with a much larger seedbank of rare OTUs driven by stochastic and reduced dispersal processes. These findings shed new light on the biogeographical patterns and forces structuring inland microeukaryote composition across broad spatial scales. © 2016 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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author Schiaffino, M.R.
Lara, E.
Fernández, L.D.
Balagué, V.
Singer, D.
Seppey, C.C.W.
Massana, R.
Izaguirre, I.
author_facet Schiaffino, M.R.
Lara, E.
Fernández, L.D.
Balagué, V.
Singer, D.
Seppey, C.C.W.
Massana, R.
Izaguirre, I.
author_sort Schiaffino, M.R.
title Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
title_short Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
title_full Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
title_fullStr Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
title_full_unstemmed Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
title_sort microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of patagonian and antarctic lakes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14622912_v18_n12_p5249_Schiaffino
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