authorea Authorea 10.22541/essoar.167591122.27963248/v1 Microbial diversity and abundance vary along salinity, oxygen and particle size gradients in the Chesapeake Bay 0000-0001-9546-1130 Cram Jacob Hollins Ashley McCarty Alexandra J. Martinez Grace Cui Minming Gomes Maya 0000-0002-9151-4984 Fuchsman Clara 9 2 2023 This preprint is available at https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.167591122.27963248/v1 anoxia estuary microbial community particle size particulate matter salinity