Effects of freeze-thaw cycles on High Arctic soil bacterial communities

Lim, P. P. and Pearce, D. A. and Convey, P. and Lee, L. S. and Chan, K. G. and Geok, Yuan Annie Tan (2020) Effects of freeze-thaw cycles on High Arctic soil bacterial communities. Polar Science, 23. ISSN 1873-9652, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2019.100487.

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Abstract

The projected increase in freeze-thaw frequency associated with warmer temperatures in the High Arctic could affect the dynamics of soil bacterial communities. We report here the effects of freeze-thaw (FT) cycles on High Arctic bacterial communities of soil samples collected from three sites with different depths of snow cover. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences showed that bacterial diversity in soil sampled under high snow cover were significantly different from those under low snow cover and those with no snow cover, and showed little change in community diversity after nine consecutive FT cycles. Conversely, bacterial diversity in soil samples under low and with no snow cover decreased after the simulated FT cycles. It is therefore likely that reduced snow cover will influence soil bacterial community structure through an increased frequency of freezethaw cycling.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: 7th Malaysian International Seminar on Antarctica (MISA) - Connectivity between Polar and Equatorial Climate and Biosphere - From the Poles to the Tropics, Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA, AUG 15-17, 2017
Uncontrolled Keywords: Freeze-thaw; High throughput sequencing; Svalbard; Soil; Bacteria
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 31 Dec 2023 06:36
Last Modified: 31 Dec 2023 06:36
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/36854

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