Impacts of twenty years of experimental warming on soil carbon, nitrogen, moisture and soil mites across alpine/subarctic tundra communities

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 44489
• Main Authors: Alatalo, Juha M., Jägerbrand, Annika K., Juhanson, Jaanis, Michelsen, Anders, Ľuptáčik, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.03.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158/2165; 631/158/670; 704/172/4081; 704/47/4113; Altitude; Carbon; Climate change; Climate Research; Global warming; Heterogeneity; High-altitude environments; Humanities and Social Sciences; Klimatforskning; Meadows; Mites; multidisciplinary; Nitrogen; Organic soils; Plant communities; Science; Soil fauna; Soil properties; Soil temperature; Temperature effects; Tundra

High-altitude and alpine areas are predicted to experience rapid and substantial increases in future temperature, which may have serious impacts on soil carbon, nutrient and soil fauna. Here we report the impact of 20 years of experimental warming on soil properties and soil mites in three contrasti...