Biogeographic, Driving Factors, Assembly, and Co-occurrence Patterns of Archaeal Community in Biocrusts.

ABSTRACT: Archaea exhibit strong community heterogeneity with microhabitat gradients and are a non-negligible part of biocrust's microorganisms. The study on archaeal biogeography in biocrusts could provide new insights for its application in environmental restoration. However, only a few studies on assembly processes and co-occurrence patterns of the archaeal community in patchy biocrusts have been reported, especially considering the number of species pools (SPs). Here, we comprehensively collected biocrusts across 3,500 km of northern China. Different successional biocrusts from various regions contain information of local climate and microenvironments, which can shape multiple unique archaeal SPs. The archaeal community differences in the same successional stage exceeded the variations between s

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature