Life in the Wheat Litter: Effects of Future Climate on Microbiome and Function During the Early Phase of Decomposition. Life in the wheat litter: effects of future climate change on microbiome and function during the early phase of wheat litter decomposition

This study used a field experimental facility settled in Central Germany to analyze the effects of ambient climate vs. future climate, which is expected in 50 :70 years, on mass loss and physicochemical parameters of wheat straw in agricultural cropland at the early phase of litter decomposition process. Additionally, the effects of climate change were assessed on microbial richness, community compositions, interactions and their functions (production of extracellular enzymes), as well as litter physicochemical factors shaping their colonization.