The Distribution and Influencing Factors of Hypolithic Microbial Communities in the Hexi Corridor.

ABSTRACT: The Hexi Corridor is an arid region in northwestern China, where hypoliths are widely distributed, resulting from large amounts of translucent stone pavements. In this region, the water and heat distributions are uneven, with a descent gradient from east to west, which can affect the area's biological composition. The impact of environmental heterogeneity on the distribution of hypolithic microbial communities in this area is poorly understood, and this is an ideal location to investigate the factors that may influence the composition and structure of hypolithic microbial communities. An investigation of different sites with differences in precipitation between east and west revealed that the colonization rate decreased from 91.8% to 17.5% in the hypolithic community. Environmental heterog

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10223714 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature