The microbial ecology of estuarine ecosystems

BC Crump, JL Bowen - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Human civilization relies on estuaries, and many estuarine ecosystem services are provided
by microbial communities. These services include high rates of primary production that …

Potential synergy of microplastics and nitrogen enrichment on plant holobionts in wetland ecosystems

MO Adomako, J Wu, Y Lu, D Adu, VI Seshie… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wetland ecosystems are global hotspots for environmental contaminants, including
microplastics (MPs) and nutrients such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). While MP and …

Hydrodynamic and anthropogenic disturbances co-shape microbiota rhythmicity and community assembly within intertidal groundwater-surface water continuum

Z Zhao, L Zhang, G Zhang, H Gao, X Chen, L Li, F Ju - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Tidal hydrodynamics drive the groundwater-seawater exchange and shifts in microbiota
structure in the coastal zone. However, how the coastal water microbiota structure and …

Ecological consequences of genotypic diversity within a foundation plant, Spartina alterniflora, are pervasive but not universal across multiple stress gradients.

RA Zerebecki, AR Hughes - Journal of Ecology, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Plant genotypic diversity can influence population‐and community‐level processes, yet we
have limited understanding of how these effects vary across environmental gradients that …

Conditions for collapse: Chronic nutrient enrichment increases native insect density linked to salt marsh dieback

J Tomasula, B Maguire, TM Rippel, E Lopez… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecosystems are enduring new intensities and temporal patterns of stressors, yet little is
understood about the conditions that result in ecological collapse. We examined how …

Reducing nitrogen inputs mitigates Spartina invasion in the Yangtze estuary

X Xu, S Li, Y Zhang, X Zhang, Q He… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant invasions driven by global environmental changes (eg nutrient enrichment)
increasingly threaten natural ecosystems. It is unclear whether reducing nitrogen (N) inputs …

Simulated nitrogen load promoted mineralization of N2P1 compounds and accumulation of N4S2 compounds in soil dissolved organic matter in a typical subtropical …

Y Li, Y Si, Z Sun, X Hu, Z Shi, Y Li, H Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the most reactive pool in estuarine marshes, playing
an important role in the biogeochemical processes of biogenetic elements. To investigate …

Anthropogenic nitrogen pollution impacts saltmarsh resilience with inhibition of seedling establishment and population dispersal

J Liang, Y Cai, Z Zhu, JC Feng, S Zhang, H Wan… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Saltmarsh, a prominent buffer ecosystem, has been identified as an important sink for
nitrogen (N) pollutants from marine-and land-based anthropogenic activities. However, how …

Pathways for understanding blue carbon microbiomes with amplicon sequencing

V Hurtado-McCormick, SM Trevathan-Tackett… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The capacity of Blue Carbon Ecosystems to act as carbon sinks is strongly influenced by the
metabolism of soil-associated microbes, which ultimately determine how much carbon is …

Effects of long‐term coal gangue dumping on soil chemical environment and microbial community in an abandoned mine

M Yin, W Sheng, X Zhang, Y Wu, X Ma… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coal gangue hill, a significant anthropogenic interference, can cause various forms of land
degradation. The promoting effect of coal gangue on soil qualities has also been …