Patterns of marine bacterioplankton biodiversity in the surface waters of the Scotia Arc, Southern Ocean

Jamieson, Rachel E.; Rogers, Alex D.; Billett, David; Smale, Dan A.; Pearce, David A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-4596. 2012 Patterns of marine bacterioplankton biodiversity in the surface waters of the Scotia Arc, Southern Ocean. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 80 (2). 452-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01313.x

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Abstract/Summary

Spatial patchiness in marine surface bacterioplankton populations was investigated in the Southern Ocean, where the Antarctic Circumpolar Current meets the islands of the Scotia Arc and is subjected to terrestrial input, upwelling of nutrients and seasonal phytoplankton blooms. Total bacterioplankton population density, group-specific taxonomic distribution and six of eight dominant members of the bacterioplankton community were found to be consistent across 18 nearshore sites at eight locations around the Scotia Arc. Results from seven independent 16S rRNA gene clone libraries (1223 sequences in total) and fluorescent in situ hybridization suggested that microbial assemblages were predominantly homogeneous between Scotia Arc sites, where the Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria and the CytophagaFlavobacteriumBacteroidetes cluster were the dominant bacterial groups. Of the 1223 useable sequences generated, 1087 (89%) shared =similar to 97% similarity with marine microorganisms and 331 (27%) matched published sequences previously detected in permanently cold Arctic and Antarctic marine environments. Taken together, results suggest that the dominant bacterioplankton groups are consistent between locations, but significant differences may be detected across the rare biodiversity.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01313.x
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Ecosystems NOC Programmes
ISSN:	0168-6496
Additional Keywords:	Bacteria, Marine, Patchiness, Distribution
Date made live:	10 May 2012 11:42 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18011

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01313.x

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Ecosystems
NOC Programmes

ISSN:

0168-6496

Additional Keywords:

Bacteria, Marine, Patchiness, Distribution

Date made live:

10 May 2012 11:42 +0 (UTC)