Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing 210042, China.
School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 26;19(21):13888. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192113888.
Indicators can monitor ecological environment changes and help maintain ecological balance. Bioindicators are divided into animal, plant, and microbial indicators, of which animal and plant indicators have previously been the most researched, but microbial indicators have drawn attention recently owing to their high sensitivity to the environment and their potential for use in monitoring environmental changes. To date, reviews of studies of animals and plants as indicator species have frequently been conducted, but reviews of research on microorganisms as indicator species have been rare. In this review, we summarize and analyze studies using microorganisms as indicator species in a variety of ecosystems, such as forests, deserts, aquatic and plateau ecosystems, and artificial ecosystems, which are contained in wetlands, farmlands, and mining ecosystems. This review provides useful information for the further use of microorganisms as indicators to reflect the changes in different environmental ecosystems.
指标可以监测生态环境变化,有助于维持生态平衡。生物指标分为动物、植物和微生物指标,其中动物和植物指标此前一直是研究最多的,但微生物指标由于对环境的高度敏感性及其在监测环境变化方面的应用潜力,最近引起了关注。迄今为止,经常对作为指示物种的动物和植物的研究进行综述,但对微生物作为指示物种的研究则很少。在这篇综述中,我们总结和分析了在各种生态系统(如森林、沙漠、水生和高原生态系统以及人工生态系统)中使用微生物作为指示物种的研究,这些生态系统包含在湿地、农田和采矿生态系统中。该综述为进一步利用微生物作为指标来反映不同环境生态系统的变化提供了有用信息。