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"Salt marsh ecosystems perform multiple “ecosystem services”. For example, they clean the water, protect coastlines against storm surges, and support fisheries. Sediment microbes in these ecosystems are known to mediate cycling of important nutrients, but their effects on marsh plant productivity are unclear. To learn more, a new study analyzed the sediment and root microbiomes of a dominant marsh plant, _Spartina alterniflora_. The sediment of taller _S. alterniflora_ had greater microbial biomass and faster organic matter mineralization than that of shorter plants, suggesting that the sediment microbes helped support plant productivity. The sediment and root-adjacent (rhizosphere) microbiomes of taller plants were also more diverse. Among _S. alterniflora_ of all sizes, root microbes were less diverse than sediment and rhizosphere microbes, implying that the roots were colonized by highly competitive microorganisms..."
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- Subject:
- Biology
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Provider:
- Research Square
- Provider Set:
- Video Bytes
- Date Added:
- 05/17/2022