Spatiotemporal analysis of microbial community dynamics during seasonal stratification events in a freshwater lake (Grand Lake, OK, USA)
Fig 5
Microbial community composition in Grand Lake in March (pre-stratification) samples.
Datasets are grouped on the X-axis first by the sampling site, then by the sampling depth (Bot, hypolimnion; Mid, thermocline; and Sur, epilimnion), then by the sample physical state (free-living, FL; particle-associated, PA). (A) The community composition is shown at the phylum level (or class level for Proteobacteria). “Others” denote all phyla with < 1% total abundance, and “unclassified” denote the sequences that could not be classified with accuracy at the phylum level. (B) Sub-class level classification of Actinobacteria. The Y-axis shows percentage within total Actinobacteria sequences identified. (C) Sub-class level classification of Bacteroidetes. The Y-axis shows percentage within total Bacteroidetes sequences identified.