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Impact of Climate Change on Soil Microbes Involved in Biogeochemical Cycling

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Climate Change and the Microbiome

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 63))

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Anthropogenic activities have led to the emission of greenhouse gases which have accumulated in the earth’s atmosphere over a period of time. The increased concentration of greenhouse gases has increased earth’s temperature and has changed weather patterns. The enhanced CO2 level, warming effect and changing soil moisture conditions have influenced soil microorganism. The microbial communities present in soil and the interactions taking place in terrestrial environment are extremely diverse and complex. The effect of climate change on soil microbial communities includes changes in microbial community composition, species abundance, diversity, survival and resilience, changes in enzyme production, and changes in interactions of microbes with roots of plants, production and sequestration of atmospheric gases (e.g. CO2, CH4, N2O), utilization of soil nutrients and organic matter, etc. Further, the bidirectional nature of interactions where physical environment influences microorganisms and microorganisms in turn can impact environmental conditions, making it difficult to understand the effect of climate change. These microorganisms are involved in various biological processes associated with biogeochemical cycle. Thus, any change in microbial communities also affects the nutrient cycling through biogeochemical cycles. This chapter focuses on the effect of climate change on soil microorganisms and the impact on various microbial processes associated with carbon and nitrogen cycle.

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    Anjali Singhal & D. K. Chauhan

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India

    Soumya Pandey & Neeta Kumari

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Singhal, A., Pandey, S., Kumari, N., Chauhan, D.K., Jha, P.K. (2021). Impact of Climate Change on Soil Microbes Involved in Biogeochemical Cycling. In: Choudhary, D.K., Mishra, A., Varma, A. (eds) Climate Change and the Microbiome. Soil Biology, vol 63. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76863-8_5

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