Research Topic: Microbiology of Arctic Permafrost Soils
Microorganisms play crucial roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils. However, their identity, functioning and responses to environmental changes
are largely unknown in permafrost soils of the Arctic. Applying environmental genomics methodologies, we study bacteria and archaea in high-organic
peat soils and cryoturbated permafrost soils of Siberia and Spitsbergen to identify the major microbial players in soil organic carbon degradation,
methane and nitrogen cycling leading to greenhouse gas emissions. We are particularly interested in the responses of the microbial communities to
increasing temperatures.
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