Recovery of fen peatland microbiomes and predicted functional profiles after rewetting.
ISME J
; 14(7): 1701-1712, 2020 07.
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ABSTRACT
Many of the world's peatlands have been affected by water table drawdown and subsequent loss of organic matter. Rewetting has been proposed as a measure to restore peatland functioning and to halt carbon loss, but its effectiveness is subject to debate. An important prerequisite for peatland recovery is a return of typical microbial communities, which drive key processes. To evaluate the effect of rewetting, we investigated 13 fen peatland areas across a wide (>1500 km) longitudinal gradient in Europe, in which we compared microbial communities between drained, undrained, and rewetted sites. There was a clear difference in microbial communities between drained and undrained fens, regardless of location. Community recovery upon rewetting was substantial in the majority of sites, and predictive functional profiling suggested a concomitant recovery of biogeochemical peatland functioning. However, communities in rewetted sites were only similar to those of undrained sites when soil organic matter quality (as expressed by cellulose fractions) and quantity were still sufficiently high. We estimate that a minimum organic matter content of ca. 70% is required to enable microbial recovery. We conclude that peatland recovery after rewetting is conditional on the level of drainage-induced degradation severely altered physicochemical peat properties may preclude complete recovery for decades.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Humedales
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Microbiota
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
ISME J
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2020
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Article
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Bélgica