Paddy cultivation in degraded karst wetland soil can significantly improve the physiological and ecological functions of carbon-fixing resident microorganisms.

Microorganisms play an important role in carbon fixation in karst wetland soils. However, the carbon fixation capacity of karst wetland soils and active microorganisms involved in the carbon fixation process are poorly understood. In this study, carbon fixation capacity and active microorganisms involved in the fixation of inorganic carbon into organic carbon were studied in native, naturally degraded, and reclaimed karst wetland soils by the combination of stable isotope probing (SIP) and high-throughput sequencing.

Community characteristics of autotrophic CO-fixing bacteria in karst wetland groundwaters with different nitrogen levels.

Karst wetlands are important in the global carbon and nitrogen cycles as well as in security of water resources. Huixian wetland (Guilin) is the largest natural karst wetland in China. In recent years, groundwater nitrogen pollution has increasingly affected the wetland ecosystem integrity due to anthropogenic activities.