Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-767-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-767-2023
Research article
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17 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 17 Feb 2023

Maximum summer temperatures predict the temperature adaptation of Arctic soil bacterial communities

Ruud Rijkers, Mark Dekker, Rien Aerts, and James T. Weedon

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Soil Temperature Arctic Sample Sites.csv Ruud Rijkers https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.20977588

Temperature-growth relationships Arctic soil bacterial communities - Cardinal points Ruud Rijkers https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.20977582

Soil Characteristics Ruud Rijkers https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.20977585

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Bacterial communities in the soils of the Arctic region decompose soil organic matter to CO2 from a large carbon pool. The amount of CO2 released is likely to increase under future climate conditions. Here, we study how temperature sensitive the growth of soil bacterial communties is for 12 sampling sites in the sub to high Arctic. We show that the optimal growth temperature varies between 23 and 34 °C and is influenced by the summer temperature.
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