@article{fdi:010081422, title = {{M}etatranscriptomic outlook on green and brown food webs in acid mine drainage}, author = {{P}lewniak, {F}. and {C}rognale, {S}. and {B}runeel, {O}dile and {S}ismeiro, {O}. and {C}oppee, {J}. {Y}. and {R}ossetti, {S}. and {B}ertin, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}cid mine drainages ({AMD}s), metal-rich acidic effluents generated by mining activities, are colonized by prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms widely distributed among different phyla. {W}e compared metatranscriptomic data from two sampling stations in the {C}arnoules {AMD} and from a third station in the nearby {A}mous {R}iver, focussing on processes involved in primary production and litter decomposition. {A} synergistic relationship between the green and brown food webs was favoured in the {AMD} sediments by the low carbon content and the availability of mineral nutrients: primary production of organic matter would benefit {C}-limited decomposers whose activity of organic matter mineralization would in turn profit primary producers. {T}his balance could be locally disturbed by heterogeneous factors such as an input of plant debris from the riparian vegetation, strongly boosting the growth of {T}remellales which would then outcompete primary producers. {I}n the unpolluted {A}mous {R}iver on the contrary, the competition for limited mineral nutrients was dominated by the green food web, fish and bacterivorous protists having a positive effect on phytoplankton. {T}hese results suggest that in addition to direct effects of low p{H} and metal contamination, trophic conditions like carbon or mineral nutrient limitations also have a strong impact on assembly and activities of {AMD}s' microbial communities.}, keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {CARNOULES}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {M}icrobiology {R}eports}, volume = {13}, numero = {5}, pages = {606--615}, ISSN = {1758-2229}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1111/1758-2229.12958}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081422}, }