Fujimoto, M., Cavaletto, J., Liebig, J. R., McCarthy, A., Vanderploeg, H. A., Denef, V. J. 2016. Spatiotemporal Distribution of Bacterioplankton Functional Groups along a Freshwater Estuary to Pelagic Gradient in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 42, 5. 1036-1048

Analysis, Bacteria, Estuary, Fresh water, Lakes, Water quality, Aquatic community, Biodiversity, Aquatic ecosystems, Diversity

This study analyzed seasonal patterns of bacterial diversity and community composition in the Laurentian Great Lakes (U.S.) by collecting and analyzing nearly 25 water samples from a research transect of Lake Michigan developed by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. The results indicate that bacterial community composition shifts spatially and temporally along estutuary-to-pelagic gradients in Lake Michigan.