War in Ukraine threatens crucial Arctic research
The interruption of international collaborations compromises the study of one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change.
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The interruption of international collaborations compromises the study of one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change.
2Institute of Environmental Sciences, Koblenz-Landau University, Landau, Germany 3Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland Combined effects of climate change and increasing anthropogenic water demand have increased and extended dry period occurrences in rivers worldwide. Riverbed drying can significantly affect sediment microorganisms, crucial drivers of biogeochemical processes in lotic systems. In this study, we evaluated how sediment bacterial and fungal community structure and composition (based on 16S rRNA gene and ITS metabarcoding...