Landscape topography structures the soil microbiome in arctic polygonal tundra

Landscape topography structures the soil microbiome in arctic polygonal tundra

The role of ecosystem structure in microbial activity related to greenhouse gas production is poorly understood. Here, Taş and colleagues show that microbial communities and ecosystem function vary across fine-scale topography in a polygonal tundra.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Neslihan Taş, Emmanuel Prestat, Shi Wang, Yuxin Wu, Craig Ulrich, Timothy Kneafsey, Susannah G. Tringe, Margaret S. Torn, Susan S. Hubbard, Janet K. Jansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03089-z
Description
Summary:The role of ecosystem structure in microbial activity related to greenhouse gas production is poorly understood. Here, Taş and colleagues show that microbial communities and ecosystem function vary across fine-scale topography in a polygonal tundra.
ISSN:2041-1723

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