Evidence of bacterioplankton community adaptation in response to long-term mariculture disturbance.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the underlying mechanisms that shape the temporal dynamics of a microbial community has important implications for predicting the trajectory of an ecosystem's response to anthropogenic disturbances. Here, we evaluated the seasonal dynamics of bacterioplankton community composition (BCC) following more than three decades of mariculture disturbance in Xiangshan Bay. Clear seasonal succession and site (fish farm and control site) separation of the BCC were observed, which were primarily shaped by temperature, dissolved oxygen and sampling time. However, the sensitive bacterial families consistently changed in relative abundance in response to mariculture disturbance, regardless of the season. Temporal changes in the BCC followed the time-decay for similarity relationship at both

SUBMITTER: Xiong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4607939 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature