Ecosystem state and soil depth determine the microbial community response to warming in coastal marsh soils
Johanna Schwarzer, Ella Lu Logemann, Julian Mittmann-Goesele, Alexander Brodehl, Alexander Bartholomäus, Kai Jensen, Susanne Liebner, Peter Mueller · 2026
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Johanna Schwarzer and colleagues report a 2026 warming experiment on coastal marsh soils from two Baltic Sea sites. Marshes store much carbon because flooded, low-oxygen soil slows microbe activity. The team warmed blocks of marsh soil, plants included, in a controlled facility for two growing seasons. The two sites differed in age and plant mix.
After a year and a half, microbe communities shifted clearly under warming at the older site but barely at the younger one. Soil depth also shaped the response. Enzyme activity tied to carbon breakdown changed in site-specific ways too. The authors conclude that warming effects on marsh microbes are not universal. Local history, plants, and soil resources decide how a marsh answers a warmer climate.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Johanna Schwarzer, Ella Lu Logemann, Julian Mittmann-Goesele, Alexander Brodehl, Alexander Bartholomäus, Kai Jensen, Susanne Liebner, Peter Mueller |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51624 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |