Ideas and perspectives: Alleviation of functional limitations by soil organisms is key to climate feedbacks from arctic soils

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 20; no. 10; pp. 1979 - 1990
• Main Authors: Blume-Werry, Gesche, Klaminder, Jonatan, Krab, Eveline J., Monteux, Sylvain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 30.05.2023; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Arctic soils; Biota; Bioturbation; Boreal ecosystems; Carbon; Climate; Climate feedback; Climate feedbacks; Climate prediction; Climate system; Decomposition; Ecology; Ecosystem components; Ecosystems; Ekologi; Food chains; Future climates; Geoengineering; Glaciers; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Markvetenskap; Methanogenesis; Nitrification; Organic matter; Organisms; Permafrost; Soil; Soil layers; Soil Science; Soils; Taiga & tundra; Temperature effects; Arctic; Arctic region
• ISSN: 1726-4189; 1726-4170; 1726-4189
• DOI: 10.5194/bg-20-1979-2023

Arctic soils play an important role in Earth's climate system, as they store large amounts of carbon that, if released, could strongly increase greenhouse gas levels in our atmosphere. Most research to date has focused on how the turnover of organic matter in these soils is regulated by abiotic...