Decadal warming causes a consistent and persistent shift from heterotrophic to autotrophic respiration in contrasting permafrost ecosystems

• Published in: Global Change Biology
• Main Authors: Hicks Pries, C.E., van Logtestijn, R.S.P, Schuur, E.A.G., Natali, S.M., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Aerts, R., Dorrepaal, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; Abisko; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/7a0b5d63-c050-4207-8629-83d2cfe422d7; https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13032; https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/7a0b5d63-c050-4207-8629-83d2cfe422d7

Soil carbon in permafrost ecosystems has the potential to become a major positive feedback to climate change if permafrost thaw increases heterotrophic decomposition. However, warming can also stimulate autotrophic production leading to increased ecosystem carbon storage-a negative climate change fe...