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Articles | Volume 15, issue 16
Articles | Volume 15, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5169-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5169-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 16
Research article
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29 Aug 2018
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2018

Niche differentiation of ammonia and nitrite oxidizers along a salinity gradient from the Pearl River estuary to the South China Sea

Lei Hou, Xiabing Xie, Xianhui Wan, Shuh-Ji Kao, Nianzhi Jiao, and Yao Zhang

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The niche differentiation of ammonia and nitrite oxidizers is controversial because they display disparate patterns in different environments. Combining molecular and nitrification rate analyses, our study clarified that water mass mixing and the substrate availability primarily regulated the niche differentiation of nitrifier populations along a salinity gradient. The nitrifier populations may have specific adaptations to different substrate conditions through their ecological strategies.
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