Impact of climate change on microbial biodiversity
University of Helsinki
Climate change affects biodiversity most strongly in the most natural environments, as well as the most nutrient enriched environments – This means that these extremes are most susceptible to future changes in temperatures The scientists discovered that climate change affects biodiversity most strongly in the most natural environments, as well as the most nutrient enriched environments. The results are just published in the highly regarded journal Nature Communications. The results indicate that the bacteria in elevated tropical areas are similar to e.g. those in arctic areas. The typically austere, i.e. nutrient-poor, waters in the north, for example, are extremely susceptible to temperature variations, and as the climate warms up, species that have adapted to the cold will decline. ### More details: Associate Professor Janne Soininen Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki [email protected] 050-3185245 Researcher Jianjun Wang Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki [email protected] Video: Climate and nutrients affect biodiversity of bacteria https://youtu.be/7XyZdG7z84o
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