Soil bacterial diversity is positively associated with air temperature in the maritime Antarctic

Dennis, PG; Newsham, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9108-0936; Rushton, Stephen P; O'Donnell, Anthony G; Hopkins, David W. 2019 Soil bacterial diversity is positively associated with air temperature in the maritime Antarctic. Scientific Reports, 9, 2686. 10.1038/s41598-019-39521-7

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Abstract/Summary

Terrestrial ecosystems in the maritime Antarctic experienced rapid warming during the latter half of the 20th century. While warming ceased at the turn of the millennium, significant increases in air temperature are expected later this century, with predicted positive effects on soil fungal diversity, plant growth and ecosystem productivity. Here, by sequencing 16S ribosomal RNA genes in 40 soils sampled from along a 1,650 km climatic gradient through the maritime Antarctic, we determine whether rising air temperatures might similarly influence the diversity of soil bacteria. Of 22 environmental factors, mean annual surface air temperature was the strongest and most consistent predictor of soil bacterial diversity. Significant, but weaker, associations between bacterial diversity and soil moisture content, C:N ratio, and Ca, Mg, PO43− and dissolved organic C concentrations were also detected. These findings indicate that further rises in air temperature in the maritime Antarctic may enhance terrestrial ecosystem productivity through positive effects on soil bacterial diversity.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1038/s41598-019-39521-7
ISSN:	20452322
Date made live:	28 Feb 2019 14:39 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522393

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1038/s41598-019-39521-7

ISSN:

20452322

Date made live:

28 Feb 2019 14:39 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522393