Greater transmission capacities and small-world characteristics of bacterial communities in the above- than those in the below- ground niches of a typical submerged macrophyte, Vallisneria natans
Rujia He, Siwen Hu, Qisheng Li, Dayong Zhao, Qinglong L. Wu, Jin Zeng
Topics & Concepts
Ecological nicheMacrophytePhyllosphereEpiphyteBiologyRhizosphereNicheEcologyNiche differentiationBotanyHabitatBacteriaGeneticsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics