scholarly journals Distinct fungal communities associated with different organs of the mangrove Sonneratia alba in the Malay Peninsula

IMA Fungus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Li Ying Lee ◽  
Danwei Huang ◽  
Zheng Bin Randolph Quek ◽  
Jen Nie Lee ◽  
Benjamin J. Wainwright
Keyword(s):  
Research Effort ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Mangrove Tree ◽  
Sonneratia Alba

Abstract Mangrove forests are key tropical marine ecosystems that are rich in fungi, but our understanding of fungal communities associated with mangrove trees and their various organs remains limited because much of the diversity lies within the microbiome. In this study, we investigated the fungal communities associated with the mangrove tree Sonneratia alba throughout Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. At each sampling location, we collected leaves, fruits, pneumatophores and sediment samples and performed amplicon sequencing of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 to characterise the associated communities. Results show distinct fungal communities at each sampled location with further differentiation according to the plant part. We find a significant distance decay of similarity, particularly for sediment samples due to the greater variability of sediment environments relative to the more stable fungal habitats provided by living plant organs. We are able to assign taxonomy to the majority of sequences from leaves and fruits, but a much larger portion of the sequences recovered from pneumatophores and sediment samples could not be identified. This pattern underscores the limited mycological research performed in marine environments and demonstrates the need for a concerted research effort on multiple species to fully characterise the coastal microbiome and its role in the functioning of marine ecosystems.

scholarly journals Spatial and Structural Factors Shape Seagrass-Associated Bacterial Communities in Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Golam Rabbani ◽  
Bertrand Chengxiang Yan ◽  
Nicole Li Ying Lee ◽  
Jillian Lean Sim Ooi ◽  
Jen Nie Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Sediment Sample ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Terrestrial Plants ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Seagrass Meadows

Plant-microbe relationships play critical roles in the functioning and health of terrestrial plants, but little is known about this relationship in marine angiosperms such as seagrasses. Here, we investigated the microbial communities associated with the seagrass Enhalus acoroides throughout Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. At each sampling location we collected 10 individual and unconnected plants. Each plant was subsequently broken down into leaves, roots, and rhizomes. In addition to living plant parts a sediment sample was taken in close proximity to each. Using high throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing we characterised the bacterial communities associated with each plant part and the associated sediment sample. Results indicate geographic structuring of bacterial communities, with a significant pattern of distance decay suggesting dispersal limitation is a contributing factor to the differences we see in bacterial community structure. Bacterial communities can be further differentiated by the function of the collected sample (leaf, root, and rhizome), and we identified a number of microbial indicator species that are associated with each plant part. Further analysis revealed the presence of several microbial taxa that have previously been identified as indicators of “unhealthy” or “stressed” seagrass meadows. This study addresses a current scientific gap related to the characterisation of seagrass microbiomes, and provides a foundation on which future studies can build, particularly those in the Southeast Asian seagrass biodiversity hotspot.

scholarly journals The Mauritius Oil Spill: What’s Next?

Pollutants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Davide Seveso ◽  
Yohan Didier Louis ◽  
Simone Montano ◽  
Paolo Galli ◽  
Francesco Saliu
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Biological Impact ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Restoration Techniques

In light of the recent marine oil spill that occurred off the coast of Mauritius (Indian Ocean), we comment here the incident, the containment method used by the local population, the biological impact of oil spill on two sensitive tropical marine ecosystems (coral reefs and mangrove forests), and we suggest monitoring and restoration techniques of the impacted ecosystems based on recent research advancements.

ISOLATION OF BACTERIA FROM THE ACIDIC PEAT SWAMP FOREST SOIL AND THEIR LIGNIN DEGRADATION POTENTIAL

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Aidilfitri Mohamad Roslan ◽  
Nur Azam Amirudin ◽  
Zaima Azira Zainal Abidin ◽  
Suhaila Mohd Omar
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Water Medium ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp ◽  
Rdna Sequencing

The tropical peat swamp forest in Malaysia has reduced significantly due to increasing pressure for development and demand for agricultural land. Pekan peat swamp forest is part of the 200,000 hectares of peat swamp forest located in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. While more extensive studies were done on flora and fauna, the study on microbial diversity in this habitat is very limited. The highly acidic environment, low concentrations of nutrients and anoxic condition of the peat are among challenges that hampered the cultivation of microorganism from this environment. In this study two types of agar-based medium, M1 minimal medium (M1) and peat water medium (PW) supplemented with glucose, methanol and lignin were used to isolate bacteria from the peat sediment. In comparison to M1, the use of PW has resulted with higher number of isolates with different morphologies. The PW mainly contains the acidic peat water that was collected from the sampling location. Based on the growth on medium supplemented with lignin, selected isolates were identified using 16s rDNA sequencing. At least three of the isolates showed sequence similarity to Burkholderia sp., which is one of the common species, studied on their ligninase-producing abilities. The results from this study serve as the preliminary data for further work on growth characteristics and enzymatic potential of isolates from acidic peat swamp soil.

scholarly journals Estimasi Karbon Tersimpan pada Nekromassa Tumbuhan di Rawa Lebak Kecamatan Martapura, Kalimantan Selatan

BIOSCIENTIAE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Siam Melina ◽  
Krisdianto Krisdianto
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Top Soil ◽  
Dead Plant ◽  
Potential Area

South Kalimantan is one of carbon contributor with an area of swamp with ± 1,140,207 ha area of swamp land. The potential area for changed to be an agricultural land is ± 763,207 ha, and the remain used for pool when the rainy season is come. The highest C reserve is in biomass (mass of living-plant part) and necromass (mass of dead-plant part) at the top soil, microbe, and soil-organic matter. Based on description above, the problem is how much stored-carbon in necromass of plant at martapura lowland swamp, because the largest carbon storage found in necromass of plant. The purpose of this study was to estimate the stored carbon contained in necromass of vegetation in lowland swamp. This research has been done in Martapura from April to July 2009. Sampling is done at 4 location include Tungkaran village, Keramat Baru village, Sungai Rangas village and Sungai Tabuk village. Each sampling location divided into 2 stations in one sampling. Analysis of stored-carbon in necromass of plant is using Walkey and Black Method. The result showed that average ranges of carbon stored in plant necromass are 490,95 – 1744,66 gm-2.  

scholarly journals Potential Regeneration of Mangrove Coastal of Payum Beach Merauke District

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Stenly M.B.S Wairara ◽  
Reny Sianturi
Keyword(s):  
Tree Level ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Mangrove Species ◽  
Transect Line ◽  
Rhizophora Apiculata ◽  
Sonneratia Alba ◽  
Avicennia Alba ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Aegialitis Annulata ◽  
Important Value Index

The purpose of this study was to analyze the regeneration potential of mangroves found on the coast of Payum, Merauke Regency, Papua Province. This research was conducted in August-October 2018. The data collection technique was purposive sampling using Transect Line Plots. The sampling location was chosen based on the representation of the presence of mangroves in three locations, namely zones A, B and C. The results of this study explained that there were three tree-level mangrove species, namely Avicennia alba, Rhizophora apiculata and Sonneratia alba. Type A. alba dominates in zone A with an important value index (INP) of 205.76%, zone B does not have a certain type that dominates, while Rhizophora apiculata dominates in zone C with INP 185.35%. The potential of the three mangrove species in zones A, B and C is good. Aegialitis annulata species are only found in sapling and seedling levels. In zones A and B are classified as new while in zone C is classified as bad. This study concluded that Avicennia alba, Rhizophora apiculata and Sonneratia alba had the potential to regenerate in all three locations (Zones A, B and C) compared to Aegialitis annulata.

scholarly journals To Plant or Not to Plant, That Is the Question: Reforestation vs. Natural Regeneration of Hurricane-Disturbed Mangrove Forests in Guanaja (Honduras)

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1068
Author(s):  
Thomas Fickert
Keyword(s):  
Time Lag ◽  
Rhizophora Mangle ◽  
Ground Cover ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Hurricane Mitch ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Line Transects ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Regeneration Processes

Background and Objectives: Mangrove forests offer many essential ecosystem services, including the protection of (sub)tropical coastlines, their inhabitants, and the infrastructure from severe storms and tsunamis. However, mangroves themselves suffer severely from such phenomena. After such events, reforestation efforts are widely undertaken to facilitate the recovery of the mangroves. Many of these laborious activities, however, fail for a number of reasons. Material and Methods: In October 1998, the Honduran Island of Guanaja was severely hit by Hurricane Mitch, and, after the storm, almost all of the mangrove forests (97%) were rated as dead. Seven years after Mitch, a longterm survey on the regeneration of the mangroves started. Field samplings in six variably disturbed mangrove zones was conducted in 2005, 2009, and 2016. Along permanent line-transects, all living plant species were recorded for statistical analyses and for quantifying progress. In this paper, the focus is on the three most severely hit areas. In two of them, planting efforts were carried out while the third one was left to regenerate naturally. This setting allowed a direct comparison between natural and human-assisted regeneration processes under otherwise similar conditions and equally severe previous disturbance. Results: Reforestation measures were characterized by high mortality rates of Rhizophora mangle L. propagules planted predominantly. Some, however, surely survived and might have contributed to regeneration after the disturbance. In 2016, roughly two decades after Hurricane Mitch, low-growing Rhizophora mangle forests, with high ground cover, were found. Surprisingly, the area without any planting also witnessed similar mangrove rejuvenation in the same period. Conclusion: Findings on the recovering mangroves in Guanaja confirm the lessons learned from other mangrove rehabilitation measures: planting mostly fails and commonly does not accelerate the revegetation of disturbed forests. In naturally regenerating forests, recolonization may occur after a certain time-lag only if few diaspore sources survived in the surrounding; as soon as established mangrove plants bear propagules, a quick return to viable forests takes place, proving the high resilience of these coastal ecosystems.

Arsenic compounds in tropical marine ecosystems: similarities between mangrove forest and coral reef

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somkiat Khokiattiwong ◽  
Narumol Kornkanitnan ◽  
Walter Goessler ◽  
Sabine Kokarnig ◽  
Kevin A. Francesconi
Keyword(s):  
Marine Algae ◽  
Arsenic Species ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Arsenic Compound ◽  
Arsenic Compounds ◽  
Marine Animals

Environmental context. Despite the widespread occurrence of arsenobetaine in marine animals the origin of this arsenic compound remains unknown. A current hypothesis is that arsenobetaine is formed from more complex arsenic compounds found in marine algae. To test this hypothesis, we examined the arsenic compounds in a mangrove ecosystem where algae play a limited role in primary productivity. Abstract. Marine algae are known to bioaccumulate arsenic and transform it into arsenosugars, which are thought to be precursors of the major arsenic compound, arsenobetaine, found in marine animals. Marine ecosystems based on mangrove forests have high nutrient input from mangrove leaves, and thus provide a unique opportunity to study the cycling of arsenic in a marine system where algae are not the dominant food source. Two mangrove forests in Phuket, Thailand were selected as sampling sites for this study. For comparison, samples were also collected from two coral reef sites at and near Phuket. The samples collected included mangrove leaves, corals, algae, molluscs, fish and crustaceans. Arsenic contents in the samples and in aqueous extracts of the samples were determined by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry following a dry-ashing mineralisation procedure, and arsenic species were determined in the aqueous extracts by HPLC-MS (mainly ICPMS). Mangrove leaves contained only low concentrations of total arsenic (0.10–0.73 mg kg–1 dry mass) and the aqueous extracts thereof contained inorganic arsenic species, methylarsonate and dimethylarsinate, but arsenosugars were not detected. The total mean arsenic contents (3.2–86 mg kg–1 dry mass) of the animals from the mangrove ecosystem, however, were typical of those found in animal samples from other marine ecosystems. Similarly the arsenic compounds present were typical of those in animals from other marine ecosystems comprising mainly arsenobetaine with smaller quantities of other common arsenicals including arsenosugars, arsenocholine, tetramethylarsonium ion, trimethylarsine oxide and dimethylarsinate. A trimethylated arsenosugar, which is not commonly reported in marine organisms, was a significant arsenical (6–8% of total As) in some gastropod species from the mangrove ecosystem. The coral samples contained mainly arsenosugars and arsenobetaine, and the other animals collected from the coral ecosystem contained essentially the same pattern of arsenicals found for the mangrove animals. The data suggest that food chains based on algae are not necessary for animals to accumulate large concentrations of arsenobetaine.

scholarly journals Assessing fish diversity of Merbok Estuary and adjacent marine waters by DNA taxonomy: towards building comprehensive DNA barcode reference library

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin ◽  
Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor ◽  
Sébastien Lavoué ◽  
Masazurah A. Rahim ◽  
Noorul Azliana Jamaludin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Tropical Fish ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Dna Taxonomy ◽  
Reference Collection ◽  
Merbok Estuary

Abstract The Merbok Estuary comprises one of the largest remaining mangrove forests in Peninsular Malaysia. Its value is significant as it provides both direct and indirect services to local and global communities. It also offers a unique opportunity to study the structure and functioning of mangrove ecosystems. However, its biodiversity is still partially described, limiting its research value. Recent inventories based on morphological examination, documented 138 fish species residing, frequenting or subject to entering the Merbok Estuary. Using a molecular approach, we assessed the fish diversity of the Merbok Estuary and its adjacent waters in DNA barcoding 350 specimens assignable to 135 species initially identified based on morphology. Our results revealed the presence of 140 MOTUs, 130 of them are congruent with morphology-based species delimitation. In two cases, barcodes did not permit to differentiate between two morphotypes while they unveiled cryptic diversity within six other species, calling for further taxonomic investigations. This study provides a comprehensive core-list of fish taxa in Merbok Estuary, demonstrating the advantages of combining morphological and molecular evidence to describe diverse but still poorly studied tropical fish communities. It also delivers a large DNA reference collection for brackish fishes occurring in this region which will facilitate further biodiversity-oriented research studies and management activities.

scholarly journals KEANEKARAGAMAN JENIS GASTROPODA DI HUTAN MANGROVE SUNGAI KAKAP KABUPATEN KUBU RAYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuel Luis Rosario ◽  
M Sofwan Anwari ◽  
Slamet Rifanjani ◽  
Herlina Darwati
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Dense Medium ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Vegetation Density ◽  
Sparse Vegetation ◽  
Mangrove Tree ◽  
Observation Method

Gastropod is one of the mollusk phylum that can adapt and decompose in mangrove forests. The mangrove forest in Sungai Kakap is an area that is slowly being opened due to the local community people’s activities. They opened land to build buildings, farms, and villages. This research is aimed at studying the diversity of Gastropod and the influence of the mangrove tree density on the gastropod diversity in the mangrove forest of Sungai Kakap, Sungai Kakap Village of Kubu Raya Regency. The data were taken in May 2018. The analysis was conducted using the observation method by making six observation lines. The lines were differentiated based on the density of the vegetations: dense, medium, and sparse. The number of Gastropods found in the Kakap River mangrove forest is 4 types of gastropods with a total of 252 individuals. Respectively from dense, medium, and sparse vegetation, the gastropod dominance index is 0.68, 0.37, and 0.51; the diversity index is 0.25, 0.49, and 0.33; the species average index is 0.27, 0.97, and 0.4; and the gastropod species richness index is 4.03, 1.18, and 0.7. Lastly, the species similarity index is respectively 86%, 66%, and 86%. Keywords: Gastropod, Mangrove Forests, Vegetation density.

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