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| Title |
Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-017-01776-x |
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| Authors |
D. Brankovits, J. W. Pohlman, H. Niemann, M. B. Leigh, M. C. Leewis, K. W. Becker, T. M. Iliffe, F. Alvarez, M. F. Lehmann, B. Phillips |
| Abstract |
Subterranean estuaries extend inland into density-stratified coastal carbonate aquifers containing a surprising diversity of endemic animals (mostly crustaceans) within a highly oligotrophic habitat. How complex ecosystems (termed anchialine) thrive in this globally distributed, cryptic environment is poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that a microbial loop shuttles methane and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to higher trophic levels of the anchialine food web in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico). Methane and DOC production and consumption within the coastal groundwater correspond with a microbial community capable of methanotrophy, heterotrophy, and chemoautotrophy, based on characterization by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and respiratory quinone composition. Fatty acid and bulk stable carbon isotope values of cave-adapted shrimp suggest that carbon from methanotrophic bacteria comprises 21% of their diet, on average. These findings reveal a heretofore unrecognized subterranean methane sink and contribute to our understanding of the carbon cycle and ecosystem function of karst subterranean estuaries. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 105 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 10% |
| Mexico | 9 | 9% |
| Japan | 7 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Canada | 4 | 4% |
| Poland | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 54 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 80 | 76% |
| Scientists | 23 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 161 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 161 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 24% |
| Researcher | 28 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 14% |
| Unknown | 35 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 17% |
| Environmental Science | 28 | 17% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 26 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
| Engineering | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 49 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 336. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 January 2023.
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