Destabilized microbial networks with distinct performances of abundant and rare biospheres in maintaining networks under increasing salinity stress

Global changes such as seawater intrusion and freshwater resource salinization increase environmental stress imposed on the aquatic microbiome. A strong predictive understanding of the responses of the aquatic microbiome to environmental stress will help in coping with the "gray rhino" events in the environment, thereby contributing to an ecologically sustainable future. Considering that microbial ecological networks are tied to the stability of ecosystem functioning and that abundant and rare biospheres with different biogeographic patterns are important drivers of ecosystem functioning, the roles of abundant and rare biospheres in maintaining ecological networks need to be clarified. Here we showed that,…

• SK
  State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 42007229, 32071523
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province

  Award: ZR2021MD120