Fig. 4

Community structures in different layers of sediments based on sequence analysis of nirS (a), nirk (b) and nosZ (c). d Pearson correlation matrix between DNA abundance, RNA transcriptional level of denitrification genes and sediment physicochemical factors. AEZ aerobic zone, HYZ hypoxic zone, ANZ-1 up-anoxic zone, ANZ-2 sub-anoxic zone