Amplicons of rocky intertidal biofilm microbes: Bodega Bay, CA, USA

To assess the factors structuring epilithic intertidal marine microbial communities, we performed a fully factorial field experiment within tide pools in the Bodega Marine Reserve, California, where we manipulated grazer density, nutrient concentrations, and temperature. After the conclusion of the experiment, the biofilm was collected from experimental tiles in the tide pools, and 16S and 18S rRNA genes were amplified to assess what factors were structuring the prokaryotic and eukaryotic communitites.