Biogeography and diversity patterns of functional genes associated with C, N, P, S cycling processes across China classical sea sediments.

Liu, S; Huang, X; Mu, H; Zheng, M; Kuang, S; Chen, H; Xu, Y; Wang, D; Liu, H; Li, X

Biogeography and diversity patterns of functional genes associated with C, N, P, S cycling processes across China classical sea sediments.

Liu, S Huang, X Mu, H Zheng, M Kuang, S Chen, H Xu, Y Wang, D Liu, H

Li, X

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Citation:: Sci Total Environ, 2024, 906, pp. 167678
Issue Date:: 2024-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Liu, S
dc.contributor.author	Huang, X
dc.contributor.author	Mu, H
dc.contributor.author	Zheng, M
dc.contributor.author	Kuang, S
dc.contributor.author	Chen, H
dc.contributor.author	Xu, Y
dc.contributor.author	Wang, D
dc.contributor.author	Liu, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4513-4988
dc.contributor.author	Li, X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1768-9556
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-07T04:28:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-10-06
dc.date.available	2025-03-07T04:28:10Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Sci Total Environ, 2024, 906, pp. 167678
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697
dc.identifier.issn	1879-1026
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185580
dc.description.abstract	Microbial activities influence the ecological functions of marine ecosystems and play an essential role in biogeochemical cycling. However, there are more studies on microbial diversity and community structure, and few reports have explored nutrient cycling processes by microbial functional gene abundance and diversity. Given these limitations, in order to investigate the variability of nutrient cycling among different sea areas and its influencing factors, the sediments of the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea were used in this study. The number of average copies of each functional gene was obtained by the quantitative microbial element cycling (QMEC) smart chip. A total of 65 functional genes related to C, N, P and S cycling were identified, and the results showed that all functional genes decreased in the order of magnitude from the Bohai Sea to the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and South China Sea, and the abundance of functional genes was significantly higher at the sampling sites near the land side, which related to human activities. Additionally, NH4+, organic carbon, total carbon and geographical factor were the main driving factors of functional gene composition changes (p < 0.05), and all functional genes were significantly correlated with total carbon and geographical distance (p < 0.01). These findings further expand the understanding of marine ecosystems and provide robust support for global biogeochemical cycles.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	Sci Total Environ
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167678
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon
dc.subject.mesh	China
dc.subject.mesh	Geologic Sediments
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Geologic Sediments
dc.subject.mesh	China
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon
dc.subject.mesh	China
dc.subject.mesh	Geologic Sediments
dc.title	Biogeography and diversity patterns of functional genes associated with C, N, P, S cycling processes across China classical sea sediments.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	906
utslib.location.activity	Netherlands
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW)
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dc.date.updated	2025-03-07T04:28:06Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	906

Abstract:

Microbial activities influence the ecological functions of marine ecosystems and play an essential role in biogeochemical cycling. However, there are more studies on microbial diversity and community structure, and few reports have explored nutrient cycling processes by microbial functional gene abundance and diversity. Given these limitations, in order to investigate the variability of nutrient cycling among different sea areas and its influencing factors, the sediments of the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea were used in this study. The number of average copies of each functional gene was obtained by the quantitative microbial element cycling (QMEC) smart chip. A total of 65 functional genes related to C, N, P and S cycling were identified, and the results showed that all functional genes decreased in the order of magnitude from the Bohai Sea to the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and South China Sea, and the abundance of functional genes was significantly higher at the sampling sites near the land side, which related to human activities. Additionally, NH4+, organic carbon, total carbon and geographical factor were the main driving factors of functional gene composition changes (p < 0.05), and all functional genes were significantly correlated with total carbon and geographical distance (p < 0.01). These findings further expand the understanding of marine ecosystems and provide robust support for global biogeochemical cycles.

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