Cattle-induced homogenization of microbial communities weakens the influence of geochemical gradients in small water bodies
Zohra Zahir, Michael Mensah, Stephanie P. Flaman, Andrew D.S. Cameron, Kerri Finlay, Britt D. Hall · 2026
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Description
Zohra Zahir studied cattle effects in 2026 on pond microbes in the Prairie Pothole Region of the North American Great Plains. Farm ponds water cows, yet how cattle stirring reshapes germ worlds was little-known. Gene reads plus water makeup compared ponds with and without cattle across the region.
Calm ponds showed makeup-driven niches, with carbon and sulphur experts ruling under mixed-in organic carbon and sulphate shifts. Cattle manure and tramping raised within-pond patchwork yet cut mix and flattened groups across ponds, dulling water control. Sulphur-cycling Thiobacillus fell under cattle pressure, showing cows can override earth makeup in pond makeup.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zohra Zahir, Michael Mensah, Stephanie P. Flaman, Andrew D.S. Cameron, Kerri Finlay, Britt D. Hall |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 72 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |