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. 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.