Effect of Saharan dust inputs on bacterial activity and community composition in Mediterranean lakes and reservoirs

@article{Reche2009EffectOS,
  title={Effect of Saharan dust inputs on bacterial activity and community composition in Mediterranean lakes and reservoirs},
  author={Isabel Reche and Eva Ortega‐Retuerta and Otilia Romera and Elvira Pulido Villena and Rafael Morales Baquero and Emilio O. Casamayor},
  journal={Limnology and Oceanography},
  year={2009},
  volume={54}
}
We assessed the effects of Saharan dust inputs of particulate matter (PM), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen, and water soluble organic carbon (WSOC) on bacterial abundance (BA) in two alpine lakes and two reservoirs in the Mediterranean region. We also experimentally assessed the effects of dust inputs on bacterial activity and community composition and explored the presence of airborne bacteria. We found synchronous BA dynamics at least in one of the study years for each corresponding… 
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