Monthly dynamics of microbial functional diversity and composition in a tall-grass prairie, 2012. Monthly dynamics of microbial functional diversity and composition in a tall-grass prairie, 2012

We carried out an in-depth analysis of the monthly variations of a temperate grassland ecosystem to examine a range of biotic and abiotic factors that underpin soil respiration changes in response to warming. Overall design: Warming experiments were conducted at the Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station (KAEFS) in McClain County, Oklahoma, USA. One surface soil (0 - 15 cm) sample core was collected monthly for each of the eight warmed and control plots in 2012 (the third year of experimental manipulation). In total, 96 monthly samples were collected.