Diversity and succession of autotrophic microbial community in high-elevation soils along deglaciation chronosequence

• Published in: FEMS microbiology ecology Vol. 92; no. 10; p. fiw160
• Main Authors: Liu, Jinbo, Kong, Weidong, Zhang, Guoshuai, Khan, Ajmal, Guo, Guangxia, Zhu, Chunmao, Wei, Xiaojie, Kang, Shichang, Morgan-Kiss, Rachael M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Abundance; altitude; Altitudes; Autotrophic microorganisms; Autotrophic Processes; Autotrophs; Bacteria; Carbon dioxide; China; chronosequences; Climate change; Cyanobacteria; Cyanobacteria - genetics; Deglaciation; Distribution; Ecological succession; Ecology; Ecosystem; ecosystems; Elevation; Environmental aspects; Environmental conditions; genes; Genetic Variation; glaciation; Glacier retreat; Glaciers; Global warming; Ice Cover - microbiology; Microbial colonies; microbial communities; Microbiology; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - analysis; Nutrients; Organic carbon; Organic soils; Physiological aspects; Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase; Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase - genetics; Soil; Soil conditions; Soil Microbiology; Soils; Surface-ice melting; total nitrogen; Total organic carbon; vegetation; China; Tibetan Plateau; deglaciated soil; autotrophic microbial community; cyanobacteria

Global warming has resulted in substantial glacier retreats in high-elevation areas, exposing deglaciated soils to harsh environmental conditions. Autotrophic microbes are pioneering colonizers in the deglaciated soils and provide nutrients to the extreme ecosystem devoid of vegetation. However, aut...