10.5061/DRYAD.85HG502
Wubs, E. R. Jasper
Woodin, Sarah J.
University of Aberdeen
Stutter, Marc I.
James Hutton Institute
Wipf, Sonja
Sommerkorn, Martin
Van der Wal, René
University of Aberdeen
Wubs, E.R. Jasper
University of Aberdeen
Data from: Two decades of altered snow cover does not affect soil
microbial ability to catabolize carbon compounds in an oceanic alpine
heath
Dryad
dataset
2019
Carex bigelowii
Galium saxatile
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Dicranum fuscescens
Cladonia arbuscula
Cladonia uncialis
Vaccinium spp.
Cetraria islandica
Ptilidium ciliare
2009
Agrostis capillaris
Vaccinius spp.
Alpine moss heath
Microbial community
Pleurozium schreberi
Polytrichum alpinum
Cladonia bellidiflora
2019-06-06T00:00:00Z
2019-06-06T00:00:00Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.034
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Snow strongly affects ecosystem functioning in alpine environments with
potential carry-over effects outside of snow periods. However, it is
unclear whether changes in snow cover affect microbial community
functioning in summer. In a field experiment, we tested whether
manipulation of snow cover affected the functional capabilities of the
microbial community either directly, or indirectly through concomitant
changes in the vegetation. While 23 years of differential snow depth and
persistence fundamentally changed the vegetation composition, the
microbial community's ability to catabolize a range of carbon
compounds was not altered. Instead, soil moisture content was the key
driver of carbon catabolism by the microbial community.
Glas Maol microresp data 2009This file contains the measured SIR rates of
the microresp analysis on all of the experimental field plots.Glas Maol
microresp 2009.xlsxGlas Maol vegetation survey 2009File contains the data
from the vegetation survey on all the experimental plots.Glas Maol
vegetation 2009.xlsx
Glas Maol mountain summit
56°53'02'' N 03°22'02'' W
Cairgorms
Scotland