A new manuscript Human access and deterministic processes play a major role in structuring planktonic and sedimentary bacterial and eukaryotic communities in lakes led by John Pearman has been published in the journal PeerJ. The research explores microorganisms that live in the sediment and water of lakes and what are the key processes, e.g. nutrients, temperature that structure them and the influence of human access to a site. The study provides new insights into the distribution patterns of different biotic components and highlights the value in understanding the drivers of different biological communities within lakes.
