Seasonal hyporheic dynamics control coupled microbiology and geochemistry in Colorado River sediments

Danczak, Robert E.; Sawyer, Audrey H.; Williams, Kenneth H.; Stegen, James C.; Hobson, Chad; Wilkins, Michael J.

doi:10.1002/2016JG003527

Seasonal hyporheic dynamics control coupled microbiology and geochemistry in Colorado River sediments

Journal Article · Sat Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JG003527· OSTI ID:1425414

Danczak, Robert E. ^[1]; ^[2]; Williams, Kenneth H. ^[3]; Stegen, James C. ^[4]; Hobson, Chad ^[3]; ^[5]

The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Microbiology
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). School of Earth Sciences
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth and Environmental Sciences
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Biological Sciences Division
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Microbiology and School of Earth Sciences

Riverbed microbial communities play an oversized role in many watershed ecosystem functions, including the processing of organic carbon, cycling of nitrogen, and alterations to metal mobility. The structure and activity of microbial assemblages depend in part on geochemical conditions set by river-groundwater exchange or hyporheic exchange. In order to assess how seasonal changes in river-groundwater mixing affect these populations in a snowmelt-dominated fluvial system, vertical sediment and pore water profiles were sampled at three time points at one location in the hyporheic zone of the Colorado River and analyzed by using geochemical measurements, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and ecological modeling. Oxic river water penetrated deepest into the subsurface during peak river discharge, while under base flow conditions, anoxic groundwater dominated shallower depths. Over a 70 cm thick interval, riverbed sediments were therefore exposed to seasonally fluctuating redox conditions and hosted microbial populations statistically different from those at both shallower and deeper locations. Additionally, microbial populations within this zone were shown to be the most dynamic across sampling time points, underlining the critical role that hyporheic mixing plays in constraining microbial abundances. Given such mixing effects, we anticipate that future changes in river discharge in mountainous, semiarid western U.S. watersheds may affect microbial community structure and function in riverbed environments, with potential implications for biogeochemical processes in riparian regions.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC06-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1425414

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1402140

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 121; ISSN 2169-8953

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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