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Linkage between microbial shift and ecosystem functionality
Author(s) -
Wang Yanfen,
Xue Kai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global change biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.146
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1365-2486
pISSN - 1354-1013
DOI - 10.1111/gcb.15615
Subject(s) - permafrost , ecosystem , ecology , linkage (software) , microbial ecology , biology , environmental science , gene , genetics , bacteria
Exploring the linkage between microbial shifts and ecological processes or ecosystem functionality is a central focus in microbial ecology, but faces considerable obstacles, including the gap between DNA‐based information and biochemical processes, as well as the asynchronization in microbial taxonomic shifts and their functionality change. Despite these issues, the well‐established linkage between functional genes (reflecting genetic potential) and carbon release via laboratory incubation (reflecting field potential) is a good preliminary step that provides clues about the magnitude of in situ permafrost carbon release under permafrost thaw on the basis of microbial functional gene changes.