广西北海西村港互花米草对红树林湿地大型底栖动物群落的影响

为了解互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)入侵红树林的生态影响, 作者对位于北海市西村港的红树林湿地以及周边互花米草盐沼的大型底栖动物群落多样性和群落结构进行了研究。2012年10月至2013年9月连续4次取样, 按照取样时间研究大型底栖动物的种类、物种组成、生物量和生物多样性等群落特征的差异, 探讨互花米草入侵红树林湿地对大型底栖动物的影响。本研究共采集底栖动物16种, 隶属于5门7纲15科, 其中互花米草群落10种, 红树林湿地12种。研究发现互花米草入侵后中国绿螂(Glauconome chinensis)个体数量剧增, 导致不同采样时间互花米草盐沼的大型底栖动物生物量均显著高于红树林湿地; 除个别月份外, 红树林湿地大型底栖动物的Margalef丰富度指数、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数、Simpson多样性指数和Pielou均匀度指数均显著高于互花米草群落。基于生境-采样时间的双因素方差分析结果表明, Shannon-Wiener多样性指数和Simpson指数在两种生境间差异显著; 两种生境的Margalef丰富度和Pielou均匀度指数在不同采样时间差异显著; 大型底栖动物生物量和物种数量在两种生境间和不同采样时间差异均显著。基于多元回归分析的研究结果表明, 互花米草密度是影响大型底栖动物生物量的关键因子, 而互花米草株高可以解释物种个体数量、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数和Simpson指数在两种生境的变化。对不同采样时间大型底栖动物群落结构的非度量多维度(non-metric multidimensional scaling, NMDS)分析结果表明, 红树林与互花米草群落的大型底栖动物群落相似性很低。总而言之, 在西村港地区, 互花米草入侵虽然增加了大型底栖动物的生物量, 但由于优势物种的凸显, 显著降低了大型底栖动物群落的多样性, 且种类组成与群落结构与红树林群落相比已有差异。由此可见, 互花米草入侵红树林对当地的大型底栖动物群落多样性造成影响。     

Effects of salt marsh invasion by Spartina alterniflora on sulfate-reducing bacteria in the Yangtze River estuary,China

To investigate how plant invasion affects sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) responsible for sulfate reduction, we conducted a comparative study of diversity and composition of SRB in rhizosphere soils of invasive exotic species (Spartina alterniflora) and two native species (Phragmites australis and Scirpus mariqueter) on Jiuduansha Island located in the Yangtze River estuary, China. Throughout the growing season, profiles of DGGE fingerprints of SRB had distinct variations in relation to phenological stages of these three plant species. The higher richness and abundance of SRB in the rhizospheres of native plants mainly occurred when the plants were in vegetative growth and reproductive stages. However, the higher richness and abundance of SRB also occurred in the late growing season (senescent stage) of S. alterniflora rhizosphere, during which Desulfobulbus, Desulfuromonas, Desulfovibrio, and Firmicutes were dominant. Our results adding to our previous studies suggested that abundant SRB in late stage might have close relationships with decomposition of soil organic matters produced by S. alterniflora.     

The macrobenthos in Spartina alterniflora salt marshes of the Wanggang tidal-flat,Jiangsu coast,China

On the Jiangsu coast, eastern China, Spartina alterniflora, which was introduced artificially into the region, is becoming a dominant plant species in the inter-tidal salt marshes. In order to evaluate the environmental and ecological impact of the colonization of S. alterniflora, we carried out investigations into the benthic macrofauna of the Spartina marshes of the Wanggang area, central Jiangsu coast, in 2006 and 2007. Based on analysis of the data sets obtained, 12 species of macrobenthos have been identified for the Wanggang salt marsh, including S. alterniflora, Cerithidea cingulata, Littorna scabra, Bithynia fuchsiana, Macrophthalmus japonicus, Uca arcuata, Nereis sp., Boleophthalmus petinirostris, Cyclina sinensis, Bullacta exarata, Angustassiminea castanea and Glaucomya chinensis. The results indicate that some of the native species have adapted to the new ecological environment associated with the cordgrass S. alterniflora. The biomass of macrobenthos varies significantly over different parts of the salt marsh. Further, there is a seasonal change in bio-density, with the density in summer (July and August) > autumn (November) > early summer (May). At the landward edge and over the central part of the S. alterniflora marsh, the bio-diversity is higher than the other areas of the marsh.     

Effects of Spartina alterniflora Invasion on Soil Respiration in the Yangtze River Estuary,China

Many studies have found that plant invasion can enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) pools, by increasing net primary production (NPP) and/or decreased soil respiration. While most studies have focused on C input, little attention has been paid to plant invasion effects on soil respiration, especially in wetland ecosystems. Our study examined the effects of Spartina alterniflora invasion on soil respiration and C dynamics in the Yangtze River estuary. The estuary was originally occupied by two native plant species: Phragmites australis in the high tide zone and Scirpus mariqueter in the low tide zone. Mean soil respiration rates were 185.8 and 142.3 mg CO₂ m⁻² h⁻¹ in S. alterniflora and P. australis stands in the high tide zone, and 159.7 and 112.0 mg CO₂ m⁻² h⁻¹ in S. alterniflora and S. mariqueter stands in the low tide zone, respectively. Aboveground NPP (ANPP), SOC, and microbial biomass were also significantly higher in the S. alterniflora stands than in the two native plant stands. S. alterniflora invasion did not significantly change soil inorganic carbon or pH. Our results indicated that enhanced ANPP by S. alterniflora exceeded invasion-induced C loss through soil respiration. This suggests that S. alterniflora invasion into the Yangtze River estuary could strengthen the net C sink of wetlands in the context of global climate change.     

Spartina alterniflora invasion increases soil inorganic nitrogen pools through interactions with tidal subsidies in the Yangtze Estuary, China

Invasive alien plants increase both plant N and soil inorganic N pools in many terrestrial ecosystems. This is believed to be the result of altered plant-soil-microbe feedbacks that accelerate N cycling. However, it may also be due to the greater ability of invasive species to uptake lateral N subsidies that can modify ecosystem N dynamics. We conducted manipulative field experiments to determine the impact of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) invasion on the N cycling of salt marsh ecosystems in the Yangtze Estuary, China. The results showed that the aboveground plant N and soil inorganic N pools in S. alterniflora marshes, 14.39 and 3.16 g N m(-2), were significantly higher than those in native common reed (Phragmites australis) marshes, 11.61 and 2.29 g N m(-2). These increases after invasion were explained by a significantly higher uptake of dissolved inorganic N (DIN) from tidal subsidies in S. alterniflora marshes (6.59 g N m(-2)) than from those in P. australis marshes (1.61 g N m(-2)), and not by soil organic N mineralization, which was not significantly different between S. alterniflora (6.45 g N m(-2)) and P. australis marshes (6.84 g N m(-2)) during the growing season. Our study indicated that the ecosystem engineering effects of S. alterniflora, which increases the interception of external N input, can be an alternative mechanism that increases plant N and soil inorganic N pools--especially in ecosystems with ample anthropogenic N subsidies, such as the coastal wetlands of China.     

互花米草入侵对黄河三角洲秋季底栖食物网的影响

为了保滩护岸,互花米草于1990年被引种至黄河三角洲,随后迅速蔓延,给滨海湿地生态系统带来了严重威胁.为了明晰互花米草入侵对黄河三角洲湿地底栖食物网结构的影响,本研究基于稳定同位素技术,于2020年11月对互花米草入侵区域大型底栖动物的潜在食源、营养级和食物网结构进行了采样分析.结果 表明:调查区域潜在食源δ13C平均...     

Impacts of introduced Spartina alterniflora along an elevation gradient at the Jiuduansha Shoals in the Yangtze Estuary,suburban Shanghai,China

Although much research has focused upon the negative impacts of invasive Spartina alterniflora upon salt marshes dominated by other Spartina spp., little is known about its impacts upon native Scirpus mariqueter marshes. In 1997, S. alterniflora was introduced to the Jiuduansha Shoals, Yangtze Estuary, China, to accelerate the formation of marsh habitat via accretionary processes, with the larger goal of drawing waterfowl away from wetlands near the Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China. In 2000, a nature reserve was established on the Jiuduansha Shoals, making the impact upon the native S. mariqueter community a high priority for research. Our objective was to quantify the impacts of introduced S. alterniflora and Phragmites australis to the native S. mariqueter-dominated community at this site in four elevation zones, as compared with a nearby natural shoal. We found that species diversity was greater in the lower elevations with the engineering, through elimination of the natural dominance of S. mariqueter. We also found that diversity was lessened in the higher elevations, due to rapid growth and exclusion by the planted S. alterniflora in conjunction with the native P. australis. Moreover, we found that the growth of the native S. mariqueter was stimulated when S. alterniflora was planted nearby. It is quite likely that the net effect of these ecological processes will be to accelerate further accretion, leading to an eventual replacement of the S. mariqueter-dominated community in the long-term. Future management approaches should focus upon harvesting, grazing, and perimeter-ditching the S. alterniflora to avoid this situation.     

长江口互花米草生长区大型底栖动物的群落特征

2005年对长江口潮滩湿地互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)生长区不同季节大型底栖动物群落特征的研究表明:长江口互花米草生长区的大型底栖动物有21种,其中甲壳纲10种、多毛纲5种、腹足纲5种、辨鳃纲1种.主要种类有拟沼螺(Assiminea sp.)、背蚓虫(Notomastus latericeus)、尖锥拟蟹守螺(Cerithidea largillierli)、中国绿螂(Glauconome chinensis)、钩虾(Gammaridae sp.)等.食性功能群均以碎屑食者和植食者为主.大型底栖动物平均栖息密度为(650.5±719.2)个/m2,标准误主要是由于北湖的拟沼螺密度很大.栖息密度从大到小的顺序为沿河口梯度从内到外分布的北湖边滩、崇明东滩、金山卫边滩.大型底栖动物群落分布不均匀,沿河口梯度变化存在明显的空间差异.栖息密度和物种多样性在夏季最高,冬季最低.大型底栖动物平均生物量为(20.8±6.1)g/m2,季相变化为夏季＞秋季＞春季＞冬季.BIO-ENV分析表明沉积物粒径和盐沼高度是大型底栖动物群落特征的主要影响因素.不同研究结果的差异除了时空因素外可能与互花米草的种群动态有关.加强不同时间尺度的研究有助于正确评价互花米草对大型底栖动物的影响.     

互花米草凋落物有机碳在不同发育阶段盐沼中的分解动态

采用分解袋法,在江苏盐城新洋港互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)盐沼,根据盐沼发育阶段,从海向陆设置以下5个样地:建群3年互花米草盐沼(SAF2011)、5年互花米草盐沼(SAF2009)、11年互花米草盐沼(SAF2003)、25年互花米草盐沼(SAF1989)以及互花米草-碱蓬(Suaeda salsa)盐沼(SAF-SS),研究互花米草凋落物分解过程中总有机碳、惰性有机碳及活性有机碳动态变化。结果表明:(1)各样地凋落物经过1年的分解,其总有机碳、惰性有机碳、活性有机碳残留率逐月下降,惰性有机碳残留率高于活性有机碳残留率,有机碳各组分分解残留率随盐沼建群时间增加而增加;(2)各样地凋落物有机碳分解速率有明显季节变化,总有机碳、惰性有机碳和活性有机碳分解速率分别在8、1和6月最高,总有机碳和活性有机碳分解速率在10和2月较低,惰性有机碳分解速率在12和2月较低;活性有机碳分解速率高于惰性有机碳;凋落物总有机碳和活性有机碳分解速率均随着互花米草盐沼建群时间的增加而下降,建群3年盐沼中凋落物惰性有机碳分解速率最高;(3)凋落物分解后,总有机碳中惰性有机碳比重增高,活性有机碳比重降低,总有机碳中活性有机碳的分解比例大于惰性有机碳;(4)各样地凋落物总有机碳年分解量分别为0.3167、0.2632、0.2608、0.2380和0.2583 g·g-1,建群3年的盐沼中凋落物有机碳分解量高于其余样地。盐沼发育程度对凋落物的分解动态有显著影响。     

江苏如东海岸互花米草盐沼沉积物叶绿素a分布特征

潮间带沉积物叶绿素a(Chl-a))是潮间带生态系统底栖微藻初级生产力的表征因子.为了解互花米草盐沼沉积物Chl-a的分布,于2010年夏季及秋季对江苏如东海岸11个站位的表层底质(0～8 cm)内Chl-a含量进行了分析.结果表明:垂直方向上,除10月1～5站位垂直分层不明显外,整体变化趋势为,在0 ～2 cm,随深度的增加而锐减,2～8 cm,变化较小,光照的垂直递减是造成这一趋势的原因;在水平方向上,夏季,沉积物Chl-a含量在互花米草盐沼高于光滩,秋季则相反;光照和沉积物组成的季节变化是造成沉积物Chl-a水平方向分布格局的直接原因;互花米草枝叶对光照的遮挡及对细颗粒物质的圈闭作用随植株生长阶段而变化;互花米草一方面通过促进细颗粒沉积物堆积影响底质的粒度组成,另一方面通过其枝叶生长影响滩面接受的光照,直接影响潮间带微藻的生长,继而影响底栖生态系统的初级生产力.     

Soil fungal communities vary with invasion by the exotic Spartina alternifolia Loisel. in coastal salt marshes of eastern China

Plant and Soil - The aim of this study was to identify how land-use intensity shapes the kinetic properties of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes (EHEs) in rhizosphere soil among and within plant...     

New species of Fusarium associated with dieback of Spartina alterniflora in Atlantic salt marshes

Sudden vegetation dieback (SVD) is the loss of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) along intertidal creeks in salt marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf states. The underlying cause of SVD remains unclear, but earlier work suggested a contributing role for Fusarium spp. in Louisiana. This report investigated whether these or other Fusarium species were associated with S. alterniflora dieback in mid- to north-Atlantic states. Isolations from seven SVD sites yielded 192 isolates of Fusarium spp., with more than 75% isolated from aboveground tissue. Most isolates (88%) fell into two undescribed morphospecies (MS) distinguished from each other by macroconidial shape, phialide ontogeny and growth rates. Pathogenicity tests on wound-inoculated S. alterniflora stems and seedling roots revealed that isolates in MS1 were more virulent than those in MS2 but no single isolate caused plant mortality. No matches to known species of Fusarium were revealed by DNA sequence queries of translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1) sequences. A phylogenetic analysis of partial sequences of three genes, β-tubulin (β-tub), calmodulin (cal) and tef1, was conducted on representative isolates from MS1 (n = 20) and MS2 (n = 18); it provided strong evidence that the MS1 isolates form a clade that represents a heretofore undescribed species, which we designate Fusarium palustre sp. nov. Isolates from the more variable MS2 clustered with the F. incarnatum-equiseti species complex as F. cf. incarnatum. Although a strong association exists between both species and declining S. alterniflora in SVD sites, neither appears to play a primary causal role in SVD. However, our findings suggest that F. palustre might play an important secondary role in the ecological disruption of the salt marshes.     

互花米草入侵对滨海湿地生态系统的影响研究进展

滨海湿地受海、陆生态系统的交互影响,是典型的生态脆弱带和敏感区。互花米草是全球海岸带最为成功的外来入侵物种,对滨海湿地生态系统已经产生了重要的影响。本文对已有相关研究进行了系统梳理,揭示了互花米草入侵对滨海湿地生态系统生物地球化学循环(碳循环、氮循环、磷循环及土壤重金属迁移)和入侵地生物群落(微生物、植物和动物)的影响。并在此基础上对今后研究的重点提出了展望: 加强互花米草入侵对滨海湿地生态系统健康影响机制研究;重点关注全球变化背景下互花米草群落与湿地环境互馈耦合;开展长时序定位监测,厘清滨海湿地生态系统对互米草不同入侵阶段的响应差异,以期对互花米草的生态利用和治理提供指导。     

长江口九段沙盐沼湿地芦苇和互花米草生物量及碳储量

2010-2012年,采用野外采样和实验室测定相结合的方法,研究了长江口九段沙芦苇、互花米草植被带生物量的季节动态和碳储存能力.结果表明:两种植物生物部分(地上、地下、枯立物生物量之和)的有机碳储量均为秋季最高、春季最低.地上活体互花米草单位面积的平均碳储量(445.81 g·m-2)高于芦苇(285.52 g·m-2),芦苇枯立物的平均碳储量(203.15 g·m-2)低于互花米草(315.28 g· m-2),但芦苇区土壤表层(0 ～30 cm)有机碳储量(1048.62 g·m-2)约为互花米草区(583.33 g· m-2)的2倍.芦苇区的碳储存能力(3212.96g· m-2)总体上高于互花米草区(2730.42 g·m-2).表明保护芦苇群落对于维护盐沼湿地的碳汇功能具有重要意义.     

Sediment addition enhances transpiration and growth of Spartina alterniflora in deteriorating Louisiana Gulf Coast salt marshes

Transpiration, leaf conductance, net photosynthesis, leaf growth, above-ground biomass and regeneration of new culms were studied in a rapidly subsiding Spartina alterniflora Lois. salt marsh following the addition at 47 and 94 Kg m^–2 of new sediment. Plant growth was enhanced in response to sediment addition as was evident by a significant increase in leaf area, above-ground biomass production and regeneration of new culms (p 0.05). Leaf conductance and transpiration rates were significantly greater in sediment treated plants than in control plants (p 0.05). Enhanced production of culms per unit area of marsh resulted in increased leaf area which allowed a greater capacity for net photosynthesis and contributed to increases in above-ground biomass of sediment treated plots.     

互花米草入侵九段沙河口湿地对当地昆虫多样性的影响

为认识因互花米草(Spartinaalterniflora)入侵而给九段沙河口湿地昆虫多样性带来的影响,我们于2004年5月到2005年10月间用网捕和收割植株两种方法对3个典型植物群落中昆虫多样性作了连续调查。研究期间,共采集到昆虫11,300头。经鉴定为97个种,隶属于12目69科。互花米草群落中昆虫的物种数、个体数量以及Shannon-Wiener多样性指数均显著低于土著植物芦苇(Phragmitesaustralis)群落和海三棱藨草(Scirpusmariqueter)群落中的;而Simpson优势度指数较土著植物群落中高。聚类分析结果表明:芦苇与海三棱藨草群落中昆虫群落结构更为相似。互花米草的入侵将可能导致九段沙湿地昆虫多样性的降低和群落结构的改变。     

外来种互花米草对盐沼土壤微生物多样性的影响——以江苏滨海为例

研究了江苏滨海外来种互花米草的生长对潮间带土壤微生物特征的影响,结果显示:与原有光滩相比,互花米草的大面积生长,使当地潮间带土壤微生物量增加,并随植被的生长状况发生变化,潮间带土壤微生物对碳和营养物质的利用相对较少;同时微生物生理功能群中占优势的活动组分发生了变化,组成可能更复杂。土壤微生物群落生理功能多样性(CLPP)分析结果显示,潮间带土壤微生物群落对碳源底物的利用能力不高,所利用碳源以糖类、氨基酸类、羧酸类占优势;其中互花米草盐沼微生物利用的碳源种类多于光滩,并且不同季节土壤微生物群落碳源利用类型存在差异;潮间带土壤微生物在不同的季节中其生理功能群组成发生着变化,互花米草盐沼的土壤微生物在植被生长减弱时具有与光滩相近的代谢类群,在生理功能上具有一定的相似性;当植被生长旺盛时,其代谢类群增多,代谢强度升高,微生物群落功能多样性增加。外来种互花米草在滨海潮间带的大面积生长,改善了土壤理化性质,为该处土壤微生物提供了不同的碳源,增强了土壤微生物的活动,改变了土壤微生物群落生理功能结构。     

Effects of Spartina alterniflora invasion on soil organic carbon composition of mangrove wetland in Zhangjiang River Estuary

红树林对全球气候变化敏感, 近年来不少区域又受互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)入侵的影响, 土壤碳库组成发生显著变化, 然而鲜有从有机碳官能团特征角度出发的关于两群落的研究。为了解在红树林群落与互花米草群落下土壤碳库及其有机碳官能团的特征差异, 在福建省云霄县漳江口红树林自然保护区湿地内由内陆到海岸方向选取3条样带, 每条样带依次选取3个样地: 红树林群落(MC)、秋茄(Kandelia obovata)-互花米草过渡带(TC)和互花米草群落(SC), 每个样地选取3个呈品字形分布的采样点, 分5层采集0-100 cm土壤样品, 分析土壤中的总有机碳(TOC)、颗粒有机碳(POC)以及可溶性有机碳(DOC)特征, 并利用核磁共振波谱法测定表层0-15 cm与深层75-100 cm土壤总有机碳官能团特征, 以空间换时间法研究入侵前后土壤碳库变化特征。结果表明: (1)从MC群落到SC群落, 土壤有机碳库显著减小, 各样地总有机碳与颗粒有机碳含量表现为MC > TC > SC, 并随着土层深度增加而减少, DOC含量没有表现出明显的变化趋势。(2)各植被类型土壤有机碳以烷基碳与烷氧碳为主, 其次是芳香碳与羰基碳, N-烷氧碳与酚基碳含量最少, 其中表层0-15 cm土壤从红树林群落到互花米草群落, 烷基碳与烷氧碳含量呈现增加趋势但不显著, 芳香碳与酚基碳含量显著减少, 其余有机碳组分含量无显著差异。在深层75-100 cm随着植被类型的改变, 土壤有机碳组成结构均无显著差异。(3)在0-15 cm土层, 烷基碳/烷氧碳含量表现为: SC > MC > TC; 芳香度表现为SC最小, MC与TC无显著差异; 疏水碳/亲水碳无显著差异; 脂族碳/芳香碳表现为SC显著大于其他两种植被类型, MC与TC无显著差异。在75-100 cm土层, 各比值无显著差异。综上所述, 红树林群落碳储量显著高于互花米草群落, 受植被的影响, 互花米草群落表层土壤有机碳分解程度显著高于红树林群落, 而红树林群落的土壤有机碳分子结构要比互花米草群落更复杂, 以维持其土壤有机碳的稳定性。因此, 互花米草入侵红树林后可能会加快有机碳的分解, 最终稳定在相对简单的分子结构, 降低土壤碳储量。     

互花米草入侵对漳江口红树林湿地土壤有机碳官能团特征的影响

红树林对全球气候变化敏感, 近年来不少区域又受互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)入侵的影响, 土壤碳库组成发生显著变化, 然而鲜有从有机碳官能团特征角度出发的关于两群落的研究。为了解在红树林群落与互花米草群落下土壤碳库及其有机碳官能团的特征差异, 在福建省云霄县漳江口红树林自然保护区湿地内由内陆到海岸方向选取3条样带, 每条样带依次选取3个样地: 红树林群落(MC)、秋茄(Kandelia obovata)-互花米草过渡带(TC)和互花米草群落(SC), 每个样地选取3个呈品字形分布的采样点, 分5层采集0-100 cm土壤样品, 分析土壤中的总有机碳(TOC)、颗粒有机碳(POC)以及可溶性有机碳(DOC)特征, 并利用核磁共振波谱法测定表层0-15 cm与深层75-100 cm土壤总有机碳官能团特征, 以空间换时间法研究入侵前后土壤碳库变化特征。结果表明: (1)从MC群落到SC群落, 土壤有机碳库显著减小, 各样地总有机碳与颗粒有机碳含量表现为MC > TC > SC, 并随着土层深度增加而减少, DOC含量没有表现出明显的变化趋势。(2)各植被类型土壤有机碳以烷基碳与烷氧碳为主, 其次是芳香碳与羰基碳, N-烷氧碳与酚基碳含量最少, 其中表层0-15 cm土壤从红树林群落到互花米草群落, 烷基碳与烷氧碳含量呈现增加趋势但不显著, 芳香碳与酚基碳含量显著减少, 其余有机碳组分含量无显著差异。在深层75-100 cm随着植被类型的改变, 土壤有机碳组成结构均无显著差异。(3)在0-15 cm土层, 烷基碳/烷氧碳含量表现为: SC > MC > TC; 芳香度表现为SC最小, MC与TC无显著差异; 疏水碳/亲水碳无显著差异; 脂族碳/芳香碳表现为SC显著大于其他两种植被类型, MC与TC无显著差异。在75-100 cm土层, 各比值无显著差异。综上所述, 红树林群落碳储量显著高于互花米草群落, 受植被的影响, 互花米草群落表层土壤有机碳分解程度显著高于红树林群落, 而红树林群落的土壤有机碳分子结构要比互花米草群落更复杂, 以维持其土壤有机碳的稳定性。因此, 互花米草入侵红树林后可能会加快有机碳的分解, 最终稳定在相对简单的分子结构, 降低土壤碳储量。