Fish and Shellfish Aquaculture Impact on the Sediment Bacterial Communities in Xiangshan Bay, China

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Relative abundance of bacterial communities at the phylum level (a) and class level (c) in sediment samples from Xiangshan Bay in four seasons. Spearman analysis of physicochemical factors and relative abundance of microbiota at the phylum level (b) and class level (d) in sediment samples from Xiangshan Bay in spring and winter. Fi, fish cage culture area; Fc = fish control area; Oy = oyster control area; Oc, oyster control area. TN, total nitrogen; TC, total carbon; TOC, total organic carbon. .

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