Annual dynamics of DOM and microbial community interactions in a Mediterranean coastal area: mutual influence and environmental drivers
Authors: Simona Retelletti Brogi, Vincenzo Manna, Giancarlo Bachi, Cecilia Balestra, Mauro Celussi, Cinzia De Vittor, Mirco Guerrazzi, Federica Relitti and Chiara Santinelli
Journal: EGU General Assembly 2025
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-18845
Abstract:
Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) and microbes are strictly linked by complex and dynamic processes. DOM represents the main source of energy for microbial communities and its concentration and chemical properties influence the microbe’s structure and activity. Microbes on the other hand can affect the DOM pool by changing its concentration and quality. Composition and properties of the DOM and the microbial community are therefore interdependent. On top of this, the variability of the environment drives changes on both, affecting each one’s properties and dynamics, and consequently their interaction
