Quek, Z. B. Randolph and Zahn, Geoffrey and Lee, Nicole Li Ying and Ooi, Jillian Lean Sim and Lee, Jen Nie and Huang, Danwei and Wainwright, Benjamin J. (2021) Biogeographic structure of fungal communities in seagrass Halophilia ovalis across the Malay Peninsula. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 13 (6). pp. 871-877. ISSN 1758-2229, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.13003.
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Distributed across both the tropical Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the seagrass Halophilia ovalis stabilizes coastal sediment, thereby preventing shoreline erosion and is also an important food source for megaherbivores such as dugongs. However, seagrass meadows globally are under severe duress due to both climate change and anthropogenic activities. We characterized the mycobiome of Halophilia ovalis at seven sites in the Malay Peninsula using ITS1 rDNA amplicon sequences and investigated differences in fungal community structure. We found that geographic location was a significant factor shaping fungal communities and that marine sediment harboured significantly higher diversity when compared to H. ovalis leaves, roots and rhizomes. Taken together, it is likely that locality rather than specific plant structure determines fungal community structure in H. ovalis. Because the plant mycobiome is known to exert a strong effect on plant health, to maximize the success of future seagrass transplantation and restoration work we propose that these efforts consider the importance of seagrass mycobiomes at all stages.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | National Research Foundation, Singapore (MSRDP-P03), Mandai Nature Fund |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Seagrass Halophilia ovalis; Coastal sediment; Shoreline erosion; Megaherbivores |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2022 07:19 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2022 07:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/28584 |
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