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http://dx.doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2015.049

Soil development and bacterial community shifts along the chronosequence of the Midtre Lovénbreen glacier foreland in Svalbard  

Kwon, Hye Young (Arctic Research Center, Korea Polar Research Institute, KIOST)
Jung, Ji Young (Arctic Research Center, Korea Polar Research Institute, KIOST)
Kim, Ok-Sun (Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, KIOST)
Laffly, Dominique (Department of Geography, University of Toulouse 2)
Lim, Hyoun Soo (Department of Geological Sciences, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University)
Lee, Yoo Kyung (Arctic Research Center, Korea Polar Research Institute, KIOST)
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Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.38, no.4, 2015 , pp. 461-476 More about this Journal
Abstract
Global warming has accelerated glacial retreat in the high Arctic. The exposed glacier foreland is an ideal place to study chronosequential changes in ecosystems. Although vegetation succession in the glacier forelands has been studied intensively, little is known about the microbial community structure in these environments. Therefore, this study focused on how glacial retreat influences the bacterial community structure and its relationship with soil properties. This study was conducted in the foreland of the Midtre Lovénbreen glacier in Svalbard (78.9°N). Seven soil samples of different ages were collected and analyzed for moisture content, pH, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents, and soil organic matter fractionation. In addition, the structure of the bacterial community was determined via pyrosequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes. The physical and chemical properties of soil varied significantly along the distance from the glacier; with increasing distance, more amounts of clay and soil organic carbon contents were observed. In addition, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria were dominant in soil samples taken close to the glacier, whereas Acidobacteria were abundant further away from the glacier. Diversity indices indicated that the bacterial community changed from homogeneous to heterogeneous structure along the glacier chronosequence/distance from the glacier. Although the bacterial community structure differed on basis of the presence or absence of plants, the soil properties varied depending on soil age. These findings suggest that bacterial succession occurs over time in glacier forelands but on a timescale that is different from that of soil development.
Keywords
bacterial succession; chronosequence; glacier foreland; high arctic; soil development;
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