A. J. Szekely

A matter of salt: global assessment of the effect of salt ionic composition as a driver of aquatic bacterial diversity

This study assesses how ionic composition affects microbial diversity in inland saline aquatic habitats, finding it explains more variability than salinity or geographic location.

Contrasting Response of Microeukaryotic and Bacterial Communities to the Interplay of Seasonality and Stochastic Events in Shallow Soda Lakes

The paper examines how seasonal changes and stochastic events affect microeukaryotic and bacterial communities in shallow soda lakes, finding that stochastic events cause more pronounced deviations in microeukaryotes than bacteria.

Ecosystem size-induced environmental fluctuations affect the temporal dynamics of community assembly mechanisms

The paper examines how mesocosm size affects environmental fluctuations and their impact on bacterial community assembly mechanisms over time.

Comprehensive analysis of chemical and biological problems associated with browning agents used in aquatic studies

This study compares the chemical and biological impacts of three browning agents on aquatic systems, finding that leonardite products have distinct effects compared to terrestrial-derived DOM.

Warming-enhanced priority effects at population and community levels in aquatic bacteria

This study shows warming can enhance priority effects in aquatic bacteria by increasing temperature's impact on community structure and reducing late-arriving species success.

Using null models to compare bacterial and microeukaryotic metacommunity assembly under shifting environmental conditions

The paper uses null models to analyze how bacterial and microeukaryotic communities assemble under changing environmental conditions, finding distinct assembly processes between the groups.

Decreased snow cover stimulates under ice primary producers, but impairs methanotrophic capacity

The paper shows that reduced snow cover increases light penetration, boosting primary production but reducing methanotrophic activity, leading to higher methane emissions.