Many ecological communities are enormously diverse. Variation in environmental conditions over time and space provides opportunities for temporal and spatial storage effects to operate, potentially pr
Short read 16 S rRNA amplicon sequencing is a common technique used in microbiome research. However, inaccuracies in estimated bacterial community composition can occur due to amplification bias of th
The Laurentian Great Lakes contain nearly 20% of the planet's surface freshwater and are of vital economic and social importance. In addition, they are key players in global biogeochemical cycling. To
