Substrate availability and not thermal-acclimation controls microbial temperature sensitivity response to long term warming
L. A. Domeignoz-Horta, G. Pold, H. Erb, D. Sebag, E. Verrecchia, T. Northen, K. Louie, E. Eloe-Fadrosh, C. Pennacchio, M. A. Knorr, S. D. Frey, J. M. Melillo, K. M. DeAngelis
The paper investigates how long-term warming affects microbial physiology by comparing thermal acclimation and substrate availability, finding that reduced carbon availability, not thermal acclimation, drives changes in microbial processes.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2022Microbiology