Benthic microbial diversity trends in response to heavy metals in an oxygen-deficient eutrophic bay of the Humboldt current system offshore the Atacama Desert
Ana Zárate, Cristina Dorador, Jorge Valdés, Verónica Molina, Gonzalo Icaza, Aldo S. Pacheco, Alexis Castillo
Topics & Concepts
Benthic zoneBayUpwellingOceanographyOrganic matterOxygen minimum zoneEnvironmental chemistryEutrophicationMicrobial population biologyEnvironmental scienceEcologyGeologyChemistryBiologyNutrientPaleontologyBacteriaGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyHeavy metals in environment