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Small- and large-scale patches shape benthic microbial community structure and function in streams at the subcontinental scale
Richard LaBrie, Rebecca L. Maher, Kelly Sue Aho…·Shannon L. Speir
The paper investigates how small- and large-scale environmental factors shape benthic microbial communities in streams across the USA, finding that local conditions and water quality both influence microbial structure and function at different scales.