Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China
The distribution of soil ciliates in three different habitats within a typical mangrove forest in Dongzhaigang, Hainan, China was investigated. The abundance, biodiversity, and community similarity of ciliates in fresh and air-dried soil with different, physical/chemical properties were analyzed. Th...
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| description | The distribution of soil ciliates in three different habitats within a typical mangrove forest in Dongzhaigang, Hainan, China was investigated. The abundance, biodiversity, and community similarity of ciliates in fresh and air-dried soil with different, physical/chemical properties were analyzed. Three Classes, 11 Orders, 34 Genera, and 70 species of ciliates were found with the first dominant group being Hypotrichida. Ciliate biodiversities followed Site B < Site A < Site C in both fresh and dried samples. Ciliate abundance was positively correlated with soil moisture, salinity, organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and sulfate (SO42−), but negatively with pH and total potassium (TK). Site A and Site B and Site B and Site C showed the highest similarity in fresh and dried samples, respectively. The ubiquitous characteristics of ciliate distribution suggested their important role in food webs and nutrient cycling. The presence of Colpodida was linked with mangrove plants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c019a91db7b54d0fac585ee1c5c123d12025-08-20T03:22:41ZengWileyApplied and Environmental Soil Science1687-76671687-76752010-01-01201010.1155/2010/103819103819Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, ChinaJing Li0Qingyu Liao1Mei Li2Jinhong Zhang3Nora Fungyee Tam4Runlin Xu5School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaThe Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, The Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou 510520, ChinaResearch Center of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou Research Institute of Environment Protection, Guangzhou 510620, ChinaDepartment of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong KongSchool of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaThe distribution of soil ciliates in three different habitats within a typical mangrove forest in Dongzhaigang, Hainan, China was investigated. The abundance, biodiversity, and community similarity of ciliates in fresh and air-dried soil with different, physical/chemical properties were analyzed. Three Classes, 11 Orders, 34 Genera, and 70 species of ciliates were found with the first dominant group being Hypotrichida. Ciliate biodiversities followed Site B < Site A < Site C in both fresh and dried samples. Ciliate abundance was positively correlated with soil moisture, salinity, organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and sulfate (SO42−), but negatively with pH and total potassium (TK). Site A and Site B and Site B and Site C showed the highest similarity in fresh and dried samples, respectively. The ubiquitous characteristics of ciliate distribution suggested their important role in food webs and nutrient cycling. The presence of Colpodida was linked with mangrove plants.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/103819 |
| spellingShingle | Jing Li Qingyu Liao Mei Li Jinhong Zhang Nora Fungyee Tam Runlin Xu Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China Applied and Environmental Soil Science |
| title | Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China |
| title_full | Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China |
| title_fullStr | Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China |
| title_short | Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China |
| title_sort | community structure and biodiversity of soil ciliates at dongzhaigang mangrove forest in hainan island china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/103819 |
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