Labile carbon limits late winter microbial activity near Arctic treeline

Soil microbial communities remain active throughout much of the Arctic winter, and Arctic winters are warming dramatically. Here, the authors show that persistently warm winter soils can lead to labile carbon starvation and reduced microbial respiration, despite the high carbon content of most Arcti...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Patrick F. Sullivan, Madeline C. Stokes, Cameron K. McMillan, Michael N. Weintraub
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Science
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Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17790-5
https://doaj.org/article/c520f6513f624b4695cab46b0777b70c
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Summary:Soil microbial communities remain active throughout much of the Arctic winter, and Arctic winters are warming dramatically. Here, the authors show that persistently warm winter soils can lead to labile carbon starvation and reduced microbial respiration, despite the high carbon content of most Arctic soils.

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