Microbial functional potential and community composition in permafrost-affected soils of the NW Canadian Arctic.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Frank-Fahle, B., Yergeau, E., Greer, C.W., Lantuit, H., Wagner, D.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Herschel Island; Yukon; Global warming; Herschel; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: https://push-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=32686; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084761

Permafrost-affected soils are among the most obvious ecosystems in which current microbial controls on organic matter decomposition are changing as a result of global warming. Warmer conditions in polygonal tundra will lead to a deepening of the seasonal active layer, provoking changes in microbial...