Temperatures approaching or exceeding 20° C have been measured during summer in
polar regions at the surfaces of barren fellfield soils under cloudless skies around solar …

The surface temperatures of Antarctic soils and bryophyte colonies can fluctuate from close
to freezing point to approximately 20° C under clear skies around solar noon during …

The climate of maritime Antarctica has altered since the 1950s. However, the effects of
increased temperature, precipitation and organic carbon and nitrogen availability on the …

Soil enzymatic activity was assessed in the Stelvio Pass area (Italian Central Alps) aiming to
define the possible effects of climate change on microbial functioning. Two sites at two …

Climatic changes will not only result in higher overall temperature, but also in greater
variability in weather conditions. Antarctic soils are subjected to extremely variable …

Annual temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the most rapidly warming regions on
Earth, have risen by up to 0.56° C per decade since the 1950s [1]. Terrestrial and marine …

Soil fungi have pivotal ecological roles as decomposers, pathogens and symbionts,.
Alterations to their diversity arising from climate change could have substantial effects on …

The presence of fungi in pristine Antarctic soils is of particular interest because of the
diversity of this microbial group. However, the extreme conditions that coexist in Antarctica …

Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are strongly dominated by temperature, and global warming is
expected to have a particularly strong impact in high latitudes. The Arctic will therefore be an …

If microbial degradation of carbon substrates in arctic soil is stimulated by climatic warming,
this would be a significant positive feedback on global change. With data from a climate …