The impacts of climate change on ecosystem structure and functioning are likely to be
strongest at high latitudes due to the adaptation of biota to relatively low temperatures and …

Future climate warming in the Arctic will likely increase the vulnerability of soil carbon stocks
to microbial decomposition. However, it remains uncertain to what extent decomposition …

Soil microorganisms control the fate of soil organic carbon. Warming may accelerate their
activities putting large carbon stocks at risk of decomposition. Existing knowledge about …

Global warming has begun to have a major impact on the species composition and
functioning of plant and soil communities. However, long‐term community and ecosystem …

Despite the importance of Arctic soils in the global carbon cycle, we know very little of the
impacts of warming on the soil microbial communities that drive carbon and nutrient cycling …

Temperature governs most biotic processes, yet we know little about how warming affects
whole ecosystems. Here we examined the responses of 128 components of a subarctic …

Because of severe abiotic limitations, Antarctic soils represent simplified systems, where
microorganisms are the principal drivers of nutrient cycling. This relative simplicity makes …

Rapid climate change in the Arctic is altering microbial structure and function, with important
consequences for the global ecosystem. Emerging evidence suggests organisms in higher …

The carbon stored in soil exceeds that of plant biomass and atmospheric carbon and its
stability can impact global climate. Growth of decomposer microorganisms mediates both …

Figure 1| Feedback loop between inorganic nitrogen dynamics and microbial communities,
and related factors in the heterotrophic soil respiration response to global warming in …