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Cave microbial community composition in oceanic islands : disentangling the effect of different colored mats in diversity patterns of Azorean lava caves

dc.contributor.authorRiquelme, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorRigal, François
dc.contributor.authorHathaway, Jennifer J. Marshall
dc.contributor.authorNorthup, Diana E.
dc.contributor.authorSpilde, Michael N.
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Paulo A. V.
dc.contributor.authorGabriel, Rosalina
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Isabel R.
dc.contributor.authorDapkevicius, Maria de Lurdes N. E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-05T12:08:33Z
dc.date.available2018-06-05T12:08:33Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractProcesses determining diversity and composition of bacterial communities in island volcanic caves are still poorly understood. Here, we characterized colored microbial mats in 14 volcanic caves from two oceanic islands of the Azores using 16S rRNA gene sequences. Factors determining community diversity (α) and composition (β) were explored, namely colored mats, caves and islands, as well as environmental and chemical characteristics of caves. Additive partitioning of diversity using OTU occurrence showed a greater influence of β-diversity between islands and caves that may relate to differences in rare OTUs (singletons and doubletons) across scales. In contrast, Shannon diversity partitioning revealed the importance of the lowest hierarchical level (α diversity, colored mat), suggesting a dominance of cosmopolitan OTUs (>1%) in most samples. Cosmopolitan OTUs included members involved in nitrogen cycling, supporting the importance of this process in Azorean caves. Environmental and chemical conditions in caves did not show any significant relationship to OTU diversity and composition. The absence of clear differences between mat colors and across scales may be explained by (1) the geological youth of the cave system (cave communities have not had enough time to diverge) or/and (2) community convergence, as the result of selection pressure in extreme environments.en
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dc.identifier.citationRiquelme, C., Rigal, F., Hathaway, J.J.M., Northup, D.E., Spilde, M., Borges, P.A.V., Gabriel, R., Amorim, I.R. & Dapkevicius, M.L.N.E. (2015). Cave microbial community composition in oceanic islands: disentangling the effect of different colored mats in diversity patterns of Azorean lava caves. "FEMS Microbiology Ecology", 91(12): 1-12. DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiv141pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/femsec/fiv141pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1574-6941
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4709
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherOxford University Presspt_PT
dc.relationUnderstanding Underground Biodiversity: Studies of Azorean Lava Tubes
dc.relationBiodiversity on oceanic islands: towards a unified theory
dc.subjectBacterial Diversityen
dc.subjectAdditive Partitioningen
dc.subjectLava Caveen
dc.subjectSampling Grainen
dc.subjectLevels of Organizationen
dc.subjectAzoresen
dc.titleCave microbial community composition in oceanic islands : disentangling the effect of different colored mats in diversity patterns of Azorean lava cavesen
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleUnderstanding Underground Biodiversity: Studies of Azorean Lava Tubes
oaire.awardTitleBiodiversity on oceanic islands: towards a unified theory
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oaire.citation.endPage12pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue(12)pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFEMS Microbiology Ecologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume91pt_PT
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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