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Defining trait-based microbial strategies with consequences for soil carbon cycling under climate change

Journal Article · · The ISME Journal
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  1. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth and Environmental Sciences Division; Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Environmental Science
  3. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Dept. of Earth System Science
Microorganisms are critical in terrestrial carbon cycling because their growth, activity and interactions with the environment largely control the fate of recent plant carbon inputs as well as protected soil organic carbon [1, 2]. Soil carbon stocks reflect a balance between microbial decomposition of organic carbon and stabilisation of microbial assimilated carbon. The balance can shift under altered environmental conditions [3], and new research suggests that knowledge of microbial physiology may be critical for projecting changes in soil carbon and improving the prognosis of climate change feedbacks [4,5,6,7]. Still, predicting the ecosystem implications of microbial processes remains a challenge. In this paper we argue that this challenge can be met by identifying microbial life history strategies based on an organism’s phenotypic characteristics, or traits, and representing these strategies in ecosystem models.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; SC0016410
OSTI ID:
1637306
Journal Information:
The ISME Journal, Journal Name: The ISME Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 1751-7362
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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