红树林通过产生有机物质和改变微生物甲基剂社区来增加沉积物中的甲基化潜力

Xiaoxin Chen1, Yanwu Zhou2, Zhimao Mai2

  • 1College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.

概括

红树林植被增加了沉积物中的甲基 (MeHg) 产量,通过促进有机物质和有利于特定的微生物,如Desulfococcus. 这项研究确定了推动这些重要生态系统中甲基化的关键因素.

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