Assessment of sediment physiochemical properties, microbial and predicted functional diversity in mangrove eco-restoration sites of Hamata, Mangrove Bay, and Saffaga along the Egyptian Red Sea coast.

ABSTRACT: Microbial communities perform important roles in nutrient cycling, degradation of environmental pollutants, and support of various life forms on Earth. Mangroves live in very harsh environments, and if not for the existence of several microbial species in their ecosystems, they would not survive. The Egyptian Red Sea coast is dominated by two mangrove species, Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata, which serve as breeding grounds for marine organisms and aid in carbon sequestration. Despite their ecological significance, comparative studies examining the physiochemical properties and heavy metal concentration of mangrove sediments of two dominant species along the Egyptian Red Sea coast (Hamata, Mangrove Bay, and Saffaga) and their relationship to microbial and functional diversity are

SUBMITTER: Mugwanya M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789163 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature