Effect of seaweed canopy disturbance on understory microbial communities on rocky shores

• Main Authors: Gonzalez, Sebastian Vadillo, Wood, Georgina, Tiong, Regine Hui Yi, Lema, Kimberley A., Mayer-Pinto, Mariana, Lauro, Federico M., Kjelleberg, Staffan, Bulleri, Fabio, Steinberg, Peter David, Marzinelli, Ezequiel Miguel
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Bacteria; Understory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174043
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Introduction: The collapse of macroalgal habitats is altering the structure of benthic communities on rocky shores globally. Nonetheless, how the loss of canopy-forming macroalgae influences the structure of epilithic microbial communities is yet to be explored. Methods: Here, we used experimental f...