Landscape topography structures the soil microbiome in arctic polygonal tundra

The role of ecosystem structure in microbial activity related to greenhouse gas production is poorly understood. Here, Taş and colleagues show that microbial communities and ecosystem function vary across fine-scale topography in a polygonal tundra.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Neslihan Taş, Emmanuel Prestat, Shi Wang, Yuxin Wu, Craig Ulrich, Timothy Kneafsey, Susannah G. Tringe, Margaret S. Torn, Susan S. Hubbard, Janet K. Jansson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Tundra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03089-z
https://doaj.org/article/6b0da9ba7c49428e899a7e605602d185
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Summary:The role of ecosystem structure in microbial activity related to greenhouse gas production is poorly understood. Here, Taş and colleagues show that microbial communities and ecosystem function vary across fine-scale topography in a polygonal tundra.

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