Dear Colleagues,

Microorganisms (algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses) drive major biogeochemical cycles (C, N, P, S, Fe, etc.) and support higher food-webs globally; they are vital components of the marine ecosystem. However, the most important characteristic of microorganisms is that they do not work alone. Their function depends on group effects. A topic of concern is the elucidation of what drives these group effects. These include biological signals, chemical signals and environmental signals. In order to better understand the role of microorganisms in the marine ecosystem, it is necessary to know their behavioral processes and regulatory mechanisms.

This Special Issue focuses on the regulation mechanisms of microbial communities with regard to the marine ecosystem. We seek contributions from authors that include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

(1) The driver factors of microbial communities or functions affecting various marine ecosystems (mangrove, coral reefs, seagrass bed, and salt marshand).

(2) The roles of regulatory signals (such as quorum sensing, hormone, and metabolites, etc.) on microbial behavior (biofilm, mat, assemblage and succession).

(3) Microbial response to a rapidly changing marine environment or ecological events.

(4) Modeling of ecosystems-based actional data and microbiome regulation mechanisms-based multiomic analyses.

(5) Microbial interactions and their effects on marine environments.

Research articles and reviews in this area of study are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Ying Han

Section Editor