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Unraveling the relationships between archaea and factors influencing their diversity and distribution is a critical issue in marine ecosystems. Here, the archaeal diversity and community structure in 0 - 20 cm soils from freshwater influenced wetlands (FIW), flooding freshwater and underground seawater influenced wetlands (MIW) and seawater influenced wetlands (SIW) in the Yellow River Nature Reserve were examined utilizing high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Based on the comparison of the alpha diversity indices, the abundance and diversity of the archaeal community in wetlands with varying hydrologic conditions did not significantly change (p > 0.05), with Thaumarchaeota and Marine_Group_I as the predominant archaeal phylum and class in all the three sampled sites, respectively. Thaumarchaeota, Woesearchaeota and Euryarchaeota constituted more than 90% of the total soil archaeal community in all wetlands. However, beta diversity indices revealed that significantly different distribution patterns of archaea were found among the three wetlands (p < 0.05). And the archaeal community structure in different wetlands varied as the hydrologic conditions changed. Less discriminated archaeal taxa were found in MIW (1 taxon) than in FIW (24 taxa) and SIW (18 taxa). Furthermore, statistical analysis confirmed that the difference in soil salinity caused by different hydrologic conditions was the major driver of archaeal community structure. Overall, this study highlights the role of hydrologic conditions in structuring the soil archaeal community in coastal wetlands.
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Frontiers in Marine Science publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research that advances our understanding of all aspects of the environment, biology, ecosystem functioning and human interactions with the oceans. Field Chief Editor Carlos M. Duarte at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, policy makers and the public worldwide.
With the human population predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it is clear that traditional land resources will not suffice to meet the demand for food or energy, required to support high-quality livelihoods. As a result, the oceans are emerging as a source of untapped assets, with new innovative industries, such as aquaculture, marine biotechnology, marine energy and deep-sea mining growing rapidly under a new era characterized by rapid growth of a blue, ocean-based economy. The sustainability of the blue economy is closely dependent on our knowledge about how to mitigate the impacts of the multiple pressures on the ocean ecosystem associated with the increased scale and diversification of industry operations in the ocean and global human pressures on the environment. Therefore, Frontiers in Marine Science particularly welcomes the communication of research outcomes addressing ocean-based solutions for the emerging challenges, including improved forecasting and observational capacities, understanding biodiversity and ecosystem problems, locally and globally, effective management strategies to maintain ocean health, and an improved capacity to sustainably derive resources from the oceans.
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