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Michael G. LaMontagne
Researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara
Publications - 20
Citations - 1675
Michael G. LaMontagne is an academic researcher from University of California, Santa Barbara. The author has contributed to research in topics: Denitrification & Salt marsh. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 18 publications receiving 1605 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael G. LaMontagne include Marine Biological Laboratory & University of Houston System.
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Couplings of watersheds and coastal waters: sources and consequences of nutrient enrichment in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts
Ivan Valiela,Kenneth H. Foreman,Michael G. LaMontagne,Douglas Hersh,Joseph E. Costa,Paulette Peckol,Barbara DeMeo-Andreson,Charlene D'Avanzo,Michele Babione,Chi-Ho Sham,John W. Brawley,Kate Lajtha +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of subwatersheds of Waquoit Bay was studied to investigate the coupling of land to marine systems, and it was found that the increased macroalgal biomass dominates the bay ecosystem through second or third-order effects such as alterations of nutrient status of water columns and increasing frequency of anoxic events.
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Evaluation of extraction and purification methods for obtaining PCR-amplifiable DNA from compost for microbial community analysis
TL;DR: Combinations of DNA extraction and purification methods were compared based on DNA yield, humic acid contamination, PCR amplifiability, and microbial community structure assessed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms (TRFLP) of amplified 16S rRNA genes to identify patterns that were not consistent and introduced a bias towards lower estimates of diversity.
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Diversity, composition, and geographical distribution of microbial communities in California salt marsh sediments.
Ana Lucia Cordova-Kreylos,Yiping Cao,Peter G. Green,Hyun-Min Hwang,Kathryn M. Kuivila,Michael G. LaMontagne,Laurie C. Van De Werfhorst,Patricia A. Holden,Kate M. Scow +8 more
TL;DR: It was found that metals had a greater effect on microbial community composition than organic pollutants had, and the potential for using microbial community analyses in assessments of the ecosystem health of salt marshes was indicated.
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Comparison of subsurface and surface soil bacterial communities in California grassland as assessed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes.
TL;DR: Compared to surface soils, soil bacterial communities along two vertical transects by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms (TRFLPs) of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes showed similarity to bacteria from the divisions Actinobacteria and Firmicutes.
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A comparative study of culture-independent, library-independent genotypic methods of fecal source tracking.
Katharine G. Field,Eunice C. Chern,Linda K. Dick,Jed A. Fuhrman,John F. Griffith,Patricia A. Holden,Michael G. LaMontagne,Joann Le,Betty H. Olson,Michael T. Simonich +9 more
TL;DR: Culture independent methods of fecal source tracking show considerable promise; further research is needed to develop markers for additional fecal sources and to understand the correlation of these source-tracking indicators to measures of human and environmental health.