Abstract
More than a century ago Svante Arrhenius predicted that continued combustion of fossil fuels would lead to a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and associated climate warming (Arrhenius 1896). Despite this warning, we are now faced with the predicted doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature increase of 1.3°C by the end of this century if no policy changes are made (Cubasch et al. 2001). Furthermore, not only are we faced with rising global temperature but also shifting weather patterns, ocean acidification, and the potential loss of many species on earth (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2001). These factors will all have a marked impact on land use, land cover, soil quality, and productivity.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the members of the Balser laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, especially Dr. Harry Read and Kevin Budsberg, for their untiring support and assistance. We would also like to thank Dr. Chris Field, Dr. Nona Chiariello, and supporting staff at the Jasper Ridge Global Change Experiment where much of our own work has taken place. Finally we thank the book editors for their valuable comments in strengthening this chapter.
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Balser, T.C., Gutknecht, J.L.M., Liang, C. (2010). How Will Climate Change Impact Soil Microbial Communities?. In: Dixon, G., Tilston, E. (eds) Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9479-7_10
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