Do patterns of bacterial diversity along salinity gradients differ from those observed for macroorganisms?

PLoS One · 2011 · PMC3220692 · PMID 22125616

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A decreasing trend in floral and faunal species richness with increasing salinity in inland waters in generally observed (e.g.

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