Analogous assembly mechanisms and functional guilds govern prokaryotic communities in mangrove ecosystems of China and South America.

ABSTRACT: As an important coastal "blue carbon sink," mangrove ecosystems contain microbial communities with an as-yet-unknown high species diversity. Exploring the assemblage and structure of sediment microbial communities therein can aid in a better understanding of their ecosystem functioning, such as carbon sequestration and other biogeochemical cycles in mangrove wetlands. However, compared to other biomes, the study of mangrove sediment microbiomes is limited, especially in diverse mangrove ecosystems at a large spatial scale, which may harbor microbial communities with distinct compositions and functioning. Here, we analyzed 380 sediment samples from 13 and 8 representative mangrove ecosystems, respectively, in China and South America and compared their microbial features. Although the microb

SUBMITTER: Du H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10580968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature