Characterising the Microbiomes of Desert Waters

School of Environment

Jenny Davis, Karen Gibb & Mirjam Kaestli

Acknowledgements

Martutjarra-Luritja & Arrente Traditional OwnersNT Parks & Wildlife

ECMU Lab, EHSE Small Grant

ObjectiveTo test a series of hypotheses based on the characterisation & comparison

of the microbial communities in the water column and biofilms ofperennial & temporary waterbodies in central Australia

temporarypools

springs

riverine waterholes

rockholes

Isotope hydrology – the stable isotope composition of water (deuterium & oxygen-18)provides information on the origins & history of ground & surface waters - Niels Munksgaard

Results

Contents

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Community Composition

• ARCDP18 proposal submitted: Characterising the aquatic microbiomes of arid Australia

• Conference paper accepted - Society for Freshwater Sciences Annual Meeting- Raleigh, US

• Manuscript in preparation – Journal of Arid Environments

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