Pond microbiome spatiotemporal variation

Microbial communities in surface waters interact with environmental conditions and can influence changes in overall water quality. This study characterizes relationships between pond water microbiome diversity and water quality properties as a factor of sampling time (i.e., 9:00, 12:00, 15:00) and location (i.e., bank vs. interior sites and cross-sectional depths at 0, 1, and 2m) in a model agricultural irrigation pond.