Fast response of fungal and prokaryotic communities to climate change manipulation in two contrasting tundra soils.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate models predict substantial changes in temperature and precipitation patterns across Arctic regions, including increased winter precipitation as snow in the near future. Soil microorganisms are considered key players in organic matter decomposition and regulation of biogeochemical cycles. However, current knowledge regarding their response to future climate changes is limited. Here, we explore the short-term effect of increased snow cover on soil fungal, bacterial and archaeal communities in two tundra sites with contrasting water regimes in Greenland. In order to assess seasonal variation of microbial communities, we collected soil samples four times during the plant-growing season.

Results

The analysis revealed that soil microbial communities from two tun

SUBMITTER: Voriskova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7989089 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature