Potts, Lloyd DouglasDouglas, AlexPerez Calderon, Luis JoseWitte, UrsulaProsser, JamesGubry-Rangin, Cecile2023-02-012023-02-012022-02-15Potts, L D, Douglas, A, Perez Calderon, L J, Witte, U, Prosser, J & Gubry-Rangin, C 2022, 'Chronic environmental perturbation influences microbial community assembly patterns', Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 2300-2311. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c051060013-936XMendeley: a4883347-597f-3114-8d55-097839aa3ef5ORCID: /0000-0001-6606-1058/work/117057485ORCID: /0000-0002-5937-2496/work/161309452https://hdl.handle.net/2164/19953Acknowledgements Next-generation sequencing and library construction was performed by NCIMB Ltd., Aberdeen and CGEBM, Aberdeen. The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Maxwell computer cluster funded by the University of Aberdeen. Dr Axel Aigle is acknowledged for assistance in molecular analysis. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council [NE/L00982X/1] with financial support from BP UK Ltd and Intertek Group PLC. CGR was supported by a University Research Fellowship from the Royal Society [UF150571]122737973engSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Productiondeterministic community assemblybacteriaecosystem functional resiliencedispersionDiversitydiversityhydrocarbon degradationMicrobiotaEcosystemEnvironmental PollutionHydrocarbons/metabolismPOLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONSSEDIMENTSCRUDE-OILFUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCYBACTERIAL COMMUNITIESDEGRADATIONDIVERSITYMARINEDEGRADING BACTERIAWATERQH301 BiologyQ ScienceR MedicineGeneral ChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)NE/L00982X/1Supplementary InformationfigshareQH301QRJournal article10.1021/acs.est.1c05106http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124466228&partnerID=8YFLogxK564