Effects of sea animal colonization on the coupling between dynamics and activity of soil ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea in maritime Antarctica

Wang, Qing; Zhu, Renbin; Zheng, Yanling; Bao, Tao; Hou, Lijun

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4113-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4113-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4113-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

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28 Oct 2019

Research article |

| 28 Oct 2019

Effects of sea animal colonization on the coupling between dynamics and activity of soil ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea in maritime Antarctica

Qing Wang, Renbin Zhu, Yanling Zheng, Tao Bao, and Lijun Hou

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We investigated abundance, potential activity, and diversity of soil ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) in five Antarctic tundra patches, including penguin colony, seal colony, and tundra marsh. We have found (1) sea animal colonization increased AOB population size.; (2) AOB contributed to ammonia oxidation rates more than AOA in sea animal colonies; (3) community structures of AOB and AOA were closely related to soil biogeochemical processes associated with animal activities.