How Microbes Shift the Soil Carbon Balance in the Alaskan Tundra -Sean R. Schaefer

This research examines how shifts from grasses to shrubs in the Alaskan tundra alter root-associated microbial communities. Shrubs favor sugar-consuming microbes over soil organic matter decomposers, potentially reducing soil carbon loss. These plant–microbe interactions may help slow climate change by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.