No evidence for compensatory thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration in the study of Bradford et al. (2008)

Iain P Hartley; David W Hopkins; Mark H Garnett; Martin Sommerkorn; Philip A Wookey

doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01300.x

No evidence for compensatory thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration in the study of Bradford et al. (2008)

Iain P Hartley
, David W Hopkins
, Mark H Garnett
, Martin Sommerkorn
, Philip A Wookey

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Abstract

Bradford et al. (2008) conclude that thermal adaptation will reduce the response of soil microbial respiration to rising global temperatures. However, we question both the methods used to calculate mass-specific respiration rates and the interpretation of the results. No clear evidence of thermal adaptation reducing soil microbial activity was produced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E12-4; discussion E15-8
Journal	Ecology Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01300.x
Publication status	Print publication - Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adaptation, Physiological/physiology
Biomass
Carbon Dioxide/metabolism
Hot Temperature
Seasons
Soil Microbiology
Sucrose/metabolism

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No evidence for compensatory thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration in the study of Bradford et al. (2008)

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