Jiulong River Estuary Metagenome

The Jiulong River Watershed (JRW) is a mesoscale watershed located in southeastern China, with a catchment area of 14700 km2. Due to rapid economic development in this area in the past 30 years, various human activities such as agricultural practices, livestock breeding and urbanization have led to water quality degradation, eutrophication and algal blooms in the JRW and the adjacent Xiamen Bay. Since microorganisms play an vital role in biogeochemical cycles, an understanding the microbial community compositions and structures will help us to better understand the impacts of anthropogenic inputs on microbial communities and their activities.