Figure 6

Phylum-level (and Proteobacterial class level) changes in epilimnion (0 m) and hypolimnion (4 m) composition through the lake mixing experiment. Relative abundances of phylotyped reads are shown, identified to their closest match in the Ribosomal Database Project. Asterisks indicate that no members associated with the phylum were detected. In the x axis, orange circles identify the pre-mix time point (day −9), green circles identify the day complete mixing was achieved (Mix) and yellow circles identify the recovery time point (day 20). See Supplementary Figure 3 for a different perspective of phylum-level dynamics, normalized by total occurrences within each phylum to visualize maximum changes.