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  • Environmental microbiology
  • Stream ecology
  • Biogeochemical cycles

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  • Headwater streams are vital ecosystems, with microorganisms driving decomposition and nutrient cycling.
  • Intermittent streams experience drying and rewetting, which can alter microbial functions.
  • Understanding microbial enzyme activity is crucial for assessing ecosystem health in these dynamic environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate spatial variation in microbial enzyme activity across different habitats (water, biofilm, leaf litter, sediment) in two intermittent streams.
  • To compare microbial activity patterns between streams in different climatic and physiographic settings (Gibson Jack Creek, USA and Pendergrass Creek, USA).
  • To assess nutrient limitation (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus) based on enzyme stoichiometry.

Main Methods:

  • Measurement of microbial enzyme activities: β-glucosidase, phenol oxidase, peroxidase (carbon degradation); N-acetylglucosaminidase (nitrogen mineralization); phosphatase (phosphorus mineralization).
  • Sampling across multiple stream habitats (water, epilithic biofilm, leaf litter, sediment) in two intermittent streams.
  • Analysis of enzyme stoichiometry to infer microbial nutrient limitation.

Main Results:

  • Microbial activity was generally higher in Gibson Jack Creek compared to Pendergrass Creek.
  • Leaf litter enzyme activity varied spatially along Gibson Jack Creek, with strong cross-habitat correlations.
  • Pendergrass Creek showed primarily within-habitat associations for microbial activity, with broader spatial heterogeneity in water, sediment, and biofilm in both streams.
  • Enzyme stoichiometry indicated carbon and phosphorus limitation in both streams, with greater spatial variation in nitrogen limitation in Pendergrass Creek's water/sediment and Gibson Jack Creek's biofilm.

Conclusions:

  • Microbial processes in intermittent streams exhibit significant spatial heterogeneity and environmental sensitivity.
  • Drying and rewetting cycles influence microbial enzyme activity and nutrient cycling.
  • Enzyme stoichiometry provides insights into nutrient limitation, highlighting the complex interplay of factors affecting microbial communities in headwater streams.