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Short- and long-term temperature responses of soil denitrifier net N2O efflux rates, inter-profile N2O dynamics, and microbial genetic potentials
Kate M. Buckeridge
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
now at: Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Kate A. Edwards
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Kyungjin Min
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
now at: Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Susan E. Ziegler
Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
Sharon A. Billings
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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Short summary
We do not understand the short- and long-term temperature response of soil denitrifiers, which produce and consume N2O. Boreal forest soils from a long-term climate gradient were incubated in short-term warming experiments. We found stronger N2O consumption at depth, inconsistent microbial gene abundance and function, and consistent higher N2O emissions from warmer-climate soils at warmer temperatures. Consideration of our results in models will contribute to improved climate projections.
We do not understand the short- and long-term temperature response of soil denitrifiers, which...