Foster, A.; Jones, Davey L.; Cooper, Elisabeth J.; Roberts, Paula (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-11)
Warmer winters in Arctic regions may melt
insulating snow cover and subject soils to more freeze–
thaw cycles. The effect of freeze–thaw cycles on the
microbial use of low molecular weight, dissolved organic
carbon (LMW-DOC) is poorly understood. In this study,
soils from the Arctic heath tundra, Arctic meadow tundra
and a temperate grassland were frozen to -7.5 C and
thawed once and three ...