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Area of Science:

  • Environmental microbiology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Climate science

Background:

  • Permafrost thaw releases substantial carbon, creating a positive feedback loop for climate warming.
  • Soil microorganisms are key drivers of carbon cycling and the permafrost carbon-climate feedback.
  • Limited understanding exists on how abrupt permafrost thaw (thermokarst) impacts microbial communities and functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of thermokarst on soil microbial structure and function.
  • To analyze changes in microbial communities and functional genes along a permafrost thaw chronosequence.
  • To explore the decomposition rates of labile and stable soil carbon in response to permafrost thaw.

Main Methods:

  • Metagenomic sequencing of topsoil microbial communities and functional genes.
  • Analysis across a permafrost thaw sequence (1, 10, and 16 years post-collapse) on the Tibetan Plateau.
  • Laboratory incubation and a two-pool model to assess soil carbon decomposition.

Main Results:

  • Topsoil microbial alpha-diversity decreased with thaw progression.
  • Community structure and functional genes showed significant differences from control sites at later thaw stages (10 and 16 years).
  • Genes for labile carbon degradation decreased, while those for stable carbon degradation increased, correlating with enhanced stable carbon decomposition.

Conclusions:

  • Upland thermokarst significantly alters soil microbial structure and function.
  • Permafrost thaw enhances stable carbon decomposition by modulating microbial functional genes.
  • These changes reinforce the permafrost carbon-climate feedback, potentially accelerating warming over decadal timescales.