Microbial diversity and biogeography in Arctic soils
Summary Microorganisms dominate terrestrial environments in the polar regions and Arctic soils are known to harbour significant microbial diversity, far more diverse and numerous in the region than was once thought. Furthermore, the geographic distribution and structure of Arctic microbial communiti...
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crwiley:10.1111/1758-2229.12680 2024-09-30T14:28:40+00:00 Microbial diversity and biogeography in Arctic soils Malard, Lucie A. Pearce, David A. H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12680 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1758-2229.12680 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1758-2229.12680/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Environmental Microbiology Reports volume 10, issue 6, page 611-625 ISSN 1758-2229 1758-2229 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12680 2024-09-17T04:50:44Z Summary Microorganisms dominate terrestrial environments in the polar regions and Arctic soils are known to harbour significant microbial diversity, far more diverse and numerous in the region than was once thought. Furthermore, the geographic distribution and structure of Arctic microbial communities remains elusive, despite their important roles in both biogeochemical cycling and in the generation and decomposition of climate active gases. Critically, Arctic soils are estimated to store over 1500 Pg of carbon and, thus, have the potential to generate positive feedback within the climate system. As the Arctic region is currently undergoing rapid change, the likelihood of faster release of greenhouse gases such as CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O is increasing. Understanding the microbial communities in the region, in terms of their diversity, abundance and functional activity, is key to producing accurate models of greenhouse gas release. This review brings together existing data to determine what we know about microbial diversity and biogeography in Arctic soils. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Wiley Online Library Arctic Environmental Microbiology Reports 10 6 611 625 |
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Summary Microorganisms dominate terrestrial environments in the polar regions and Arctic soils are known to harbour significant microbial diversity, far more diverse and numerous in the region than was once thought. Furthermore, the geographic distribution and structure of Arctic microbial communities remains elusive, despite their important roles in both biogeochemical cycling and in the generation and decomposition of climate active gases. Critically, Arctic soils are estimated to store over 1500 Pg of carbon and, thus, have the potential to generate positive feedback within the climate system. As the Arctic region is currently undergoing rapid change, the likelihood of faster release of greenhouse gases such as CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O is increasing. Understanding the microbial communities in the region, in terms of their diversity, abundance and functional activity, is key to producing accurate models of greenhouse gas release. This review brings together existing data to determine what we know about microbial diversity and biogeography in Arctic soils. |
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