Journal
HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 743, Issue 1, Pages 221-235Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-2039-6
Keywords
Biogeochemical cycling; Functional gene; Warming; Freshwater wetland
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41373074]
- National Ministry of Science and Technology [2013GB23600658]
- National Ministry of Water Resources [201301092]
- United States Department of Energy, Biological Systems Research on the Role of Microbial Communities in Carbon Cycling Program [DE-SC0004601]
- Oklahoma Bioenergy Center (OBC)
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Microbial-driven biogeochemical cycles in wetlands impacted by global warming pose a potential downstream eutrophication risk. However, the consequences of ongoing warming on the functional and metabolic potential of sediment microbial communities are largely unknown. We incubated sediment samples under both ambient temperature conditions (control) and simulated warming conditions of 5 degrees C above ambient temperature (warmed) using a novel field microcosm system. In warmed samples, we observed in situ a decreased thickness of the oxidized sediment layer and associated lower sediment redox potential. GeoChip 4.0, a comprehensive functional gene microarray, demonstrated that many functional genes that are involved in oxidation-reduction reactions and in phosphorus (P) degradation were preferentially enriched under warming conditions. The enriched genes included those genes encoding carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, acetylCoA carboxylase biotin carboxylase (ppc), and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) for carbon fixation; nitrate reductases (narG) and nitrous oxide reductases (nosZ) for denitrification; cytochrome c for metal reduction; and exopolyphosphatase (ppx) for polyphosphate degradation. The redox potential was one of the most significant parameters linked to microbial functional gene structure. These results demonstrate that the enhanced hypoxia and anaerobic metabolic pathways accelerated sediment P mobilization in freshwater wetland subject to warming, raising the potential of water eutrophication.
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