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Peer-reviewedCC BYEnvironmental and Experimental Botany

Habitat-driven ecological divergence in the halophyte

  • Zhaohua Wang1
  • Qiang Wang2
  • Daquan Zhou3
  • Xiaoyu Dong2
  • Ting Gao4
  • Xinfang Zhang5
  • Wenjie Yan6
6 affiliations
  1. 1First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao, 266061, China
  2. 2College of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266237, China
  3. 3Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
  4. 4College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; Correspondence to: No. 700, Changcheng Road, Chengyang District, Qingdao 266109, China
  5. 5Dezhou Vocational and Technical College, Dezhou, 253034, China
  6. 6Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Correspondence to: No. 5, Yushan Road, Shinan District, Qingdao 266003, China
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Abstract

Suaeda salsa has great potential for environmental restoration in saline-alkali areas due to its stable survival under extreme conditions. However, research on its phenotypic, genetic, and chemical differentiation among different habitats is still limited. In the study, S. salsa from intertidal zones and saline-alkali inland areas in China was compared using morphological evaluation, psbA-trnH gene barcoding, and metabolomic analyses. The results showed significant habitat-driven differences in plant height, color, and individual size ( p < 0.05), although reproductive organ structures remained conserved. Genetic analysis revealed two distinct haplotypes, demonstrating a clear genetic divergence between the two habitat groups (intertidal and inland).The metabolomics analysis identified 699 differentially expressed metabolites. The study provides the evidence that the ecological divergence of S. salsa is driven by the environmental factors, and also lays a theoretical foundation for its germplasm protection and population restoration in coastal wetlands.

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@article{wang2026habitatdriven,
  title = {{Habitat-driven ecological divergence in the halophyte}},
  author = {Zhaohua Wang and Qiang Wang and Daquan Zhou and Xiaoyu Dong and Ting Gao and Xinfang Zhang and Wenjie Yan},
  journal = {Environmental and Experimental Botany},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106456},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106456},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Habitat-driven ecological divergence in the halophyte
AU  - Zhaohua Wang
AU  - Qiang Wang
AU  - Daquan Zhou
AU  - Xiaoyu Dong
AU  - Ting Gao
AU  - Xinfang Zhang
AU  - Wenjie Yan
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - Environmental and Experimental Botany
DO  - 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106456
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106456
AB  - Suaeda salsa has great potential for environmental restoration in saline-alkali areas due to its stable survival under extreme conditions. However, research on its phenotypic, genetic, and chemical differentiation among different habitats is still limited. In the study, S. salsa from intertidal zones and saline-alkali inland areas in China was compared using morphological evaluation, psbA-trnH gene barcoding, and metabolomic analyses. The results showed significant habitat-driven differences in plant height, color, and individual size ( p < 0.05), although reproductive organ structures remained conserved. Genetic analysis revealed two distinct haplotypes, demonstrating a clear genetic divergence between the two habitat groups (intertidal and inland).The metabolomics analysis identified 699 differentially expressed metabolites. The study provides the evidence that the ecological divergence of S. salsa is driven by the environmental factors, and also lays a theoretical foundation for its germplasm protection and population restoration in coastal wetlands.
SN  - 1873-7307
ER  -