Exploring local and regional drivers of microbial biodiversity across freshwater ponds
Emily A. Hardison, José Goyco-Blas, Noah T. Leith, Christopher J Gabriel, Trina M. Wantman, Jakub Zegar, Matthew W. H. Chatfield, Michel E. B. Ohmer, Kevin D. Kohl
This study investigates biogeographic patterns in microbial communities of freshwater ponds, finding latitudinal diversity gradients in fungi but not bacteria, and weak distance decay relationships.
FEMS Microbiology Ecology · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology