Soil Microbial Communities Adjust Thermal Traits and Carbon Allocation in Response to Climate Manipulations in Subtropical Forest and Cropland
efflux in warmed plots. Overall, our results show that thermal trait adaptation, driven partly by community restructuring, buffers soil C losses under warming and may enhance soil C sequestration in subtropical ecosystems. These findings showcase the importance of integrating microbial thermal traits into soil C models to improve predictions of climate-carbon feedbacks.
Authors
- Johannes Rousk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4985-7262)
- Lettice C. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-3887)
- Albert C. Brangarí (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1212-8875)
- Menale Wondie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3125-5327)
- Dániel Tájmel
- Carla Cruz‐Paredes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-5630)
- Ainara Leizeaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4014-7464)
- Hans Sandén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-6307)
Institutions
- Roskilde University (DK)
- Lund University (SE)
- Institute for Biodiversity (DE)
- Amhara Agricultural Research Institute (ET)
- Lancaster City Council (GB)
- Lund Science (Sweden) (SE)
- Lancaster University (GB)
- BOKU University (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Change Biology
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70836
- Primary Topic
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond
- Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute