Articles | Volume 2, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-459-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-459-2016
Original research article
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08 Sep 2016
Original research article |  | 08 Sep 2016

Soil bacterial community and functional shifts in response to altered snowpack in moist acidic tundra of northern Alaska

Michael P. Ricketts, Rachel S. Poretsky, Jeffrey M. Welker, and Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler

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Soil bacterial community and functional shifts in response to altered snow pack in moist acidic tundra of Northern Alaska. NSF Arctic Data Center. Michael P. Ricketts, Rachel S. Poretsky, Jeffrey M. Welker, and Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler https://doi.org/10.18739/A2DP96

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Soil microbial communities play a key role in the cycling of carbon (C) in Arctic tundra ecosystems through decomposition of organic matter (OM). Climate change predictions include increased temperature and snow accumulation, resulting in altered plant communities and soil conditions. To determine how soil bacteria may respond, we sequenced soil DNA from a long-term snow depth treatment gradient in Alaska. Results indicate that bacteria produce less OM-degrading enzymes under deeper snowpack.