沉积岩
生态学
沉积物
河口
生态系统
环境科学
微生物种群生物学
沉积构造
沉积有机质
群落结构
沉积沉积环境
地质学
生物
地球化学
地貌学
古生物学
构造盆地
细菌
作者
Chao Yang,Yaofei Xu,Yi Ma,Jie Lin,Aidong Ruan
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2023.117153
摘要
Estuaries are known for their high ecological diversity and biological productivity. Sediment microorganisms, as crucial components of estuarine ecosystems, play a pivotal role in reflecting the intricate and dynamic ecological niches. However, our research on microbial community characteristics in estuarine ecosystems under different sedimentary types remains limited. In this study, we collected a total of 27 samples from three sampling sites at Hangbu estuary in Chaohu Lake, and three sedimentary areas were classified based on the overlying water flow conditions and sediment particle properties to elucidate their microbial community structure, environmental drivers, assembly processes, and co-occurrence network characteristics. Our results showed significant differences in microbial community composition and diversity among three sedimentary areas. Redundancy analysis indicated that the differences in microbial community composition at the OTU level among the three sedimentary areas were mainly determined by nitrate-nitrogen, temperature, and water content. Phylogenetic bin-based null model analysis revealed that temperature was a key factor influencing deterministic processes among the three sedimentary areas, while stochastic processes predominantly governed the assembly of microbial communities. In addition, co-occurrence network analysis demonstrated that the network in the hydraulically driven sedimentary area of the lake, consisting mainly of medium and fine silt, had the highest complexity, stability, and cohesion, but was missing potential keystone taxa. The remaining two sedimentary areas had 5 and 8 potential keystone taxa, respectively. Overall, our study proposes the delineation of sedimentary types and comprehensively elucidates the microbial community characteristics under different sedimentary areas, providing a new perspective for studying sediment microbial community structure and helping future scholars systematically study ecological dynamics in estuaries.
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