Do restoration strategies in mangroves recover microbial diversity? A case study in the Yucatan peninsula.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forests are fundamental coastal ecosystems for the variety of services they provide, including green-house gas regulation, coastal protection and home to a great biodiversity. Mexico is the fourth country with the largest extension of mangroves of which 60% occurs in the Yucatan Peninsula. Understanding the microbial component of mangrove forests is necessary for their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem health, function and restoration initiatives. Here we study the relation between the microbial community from sediments and the restoration process of mangrove forests, comparing conserved, degraded and restored mangroves along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula. Results showed that although each sampling site had a differentiated microbial composition, the

SUBMITTER: Esguerra-Rodriguez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329136 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature