Traits of Exogenous Species and Indigenous Community Contribute to the Species Colonization and Community Succession.

ABSTRACT: Introducing exogenous species into an environment is an effective method to strengthen ecological functions. The traits of the exogenous species and the indigenous communities, as well as the resistance and subsequent succession of the community to exogenous species, are not well-understood. Here, three different functional consortia were introduced into two extremely acidic systems, leaching heap (LH) and leaching solution (LS), derived from the Zijin copper mine in China. The results showed that the structures of both LS and LH communities were affected by the three consortia, but not all the structural changes were in line with variations of community function. Among the three consortia, only the complementary sulfur oxidizers greatly enhanced copper extraction efficiency of LS (by 50.4

SUBMITTER: Tao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6299020 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature