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Microbial diversity declines in warmed tropical soil and respiration rise exceed predictions as communities adapt

Andrew T. Nottingham, Jarrod J. Scott, Kristin Saltonstall, Kirk Broders, Maria Montero‐Sanchez, Johann Püspök, Erland Bååth, Patrick Meir

Nature Microbiology · 2022

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Summary

emissions exceeded our model predictions threefold, potentially driven by abiotic acceleration of enzymatic activity. Our results suggest that warming of tropical forests will have rapid, detrimental consequences both for soil microbial biodiversity and future climate.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1038/s41564-022-01200-1
Catalogue ID
SNmojqlyv2-6wbyng
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