Springs are hotspots of microbial diversity in the hydrologic continuum

The authors sincerely thank the Wardingarri Aboriginal Corporation Board for granting permission to visit and sample on Iman Country and acknowledge their custodianship of Iman lands and waters. The authors also acknowledge the Traditional Owners who have connections to the unceded lands and waters of Carnarvon National Park. The authors would like to thank Craig Eddie for invaluable assistance in guiding field planning, Bruce Cosh, and all the landholders who contributed their time and knowledge to facilitate sampling. The authors are immeasurably grateful to Ruby Hotchin for her astute support in the field. Thank you to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service & Partnerships for support of this project.

M.E. discloses support for the research of this work from a Postgraduate Research Award (PGRA) via AINSE Ltd. M.C. and M.E. disclose research support for this work from the Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA). M.d.B., J.D.B. and H.H. declare no relevant funding.

Authors and Affiliations

1. Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia

   Monica Esmond & Matthew Currell

2. Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia

   Mark de Bruyn

3. School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia

   Mark de Bruyn

4. School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia

   Joseph DiBattista

5. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

   Joseph DiBattista

6. Environment, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD, Australia

   Harald Hofmann

Corresponding author

Correspondence to
Matthew Currell.

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

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