Antarctic Ardley Island terrace - An ideal place to study the marine to terrestrial succession of microbial communities.

ABSTRACT: The study of chronosequences is an effective tool to study the effects of environmental changes or disturbances on microbial community structures, diversity, and the functional properties of ecosystems. Here, we conduct a chronosequence study on the Ardley Island coastal terrace of the Fildes Peninsula, Maritime Antarctica. The results revealed that prokaryotic microorganism communities changed orderly among the six successional stages. Some marine microbial groups could still be found in near-coastal soils of the late stage (lowest stratum). Animal pathogenic bacteria and stress-resistant microorganisms occurred at the greatest level with the longest succession period. The main driving factors for the succession of bacteria, archaea, and fungi along Ardley Island terrace were found throug

SUBMITTER: Nopnakorn P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9940900 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature