SPRUCE peat methagenome Raw sequence reads. peat metagenome

The objective of this study was to characterize microbial metabolic potential in an ombrotrophic peatland in the Marcell Experimental Forest, Minnesota, USA. The SPRUCE experiment is the primary component of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Scientific Focus Area of ORNL's Climate Change Program, focused on terrestrial ecosystems and the mechanisms that underlie their responses to climatic change. The manipulation will evaluate the response of the existing biological communities to a range of warming levels from ambient to +9°C, provided via large, modified open-top chambers. The ambient and +9°C warming treatments will also be conducted at elevated CO2 (in the range of 800 to 900 ppm). Both direct and indirect effects of these experimental perturbations will be analyzed to develop and refine models needed for full Earth system analyses.These samples were collected prior to the 1st stage of heating