Microbial succession from ice to vegetated soils in response to glacial retreat. soil metagenome

The main aim of this proposal is to produce a unique database of quantifiable metabolic pathways and biogeochemical processes in Arctic soils, which extend from newly exposed soils after glacial retreat to well-developed organic and vegetated soils. Sampling across this chronosequence will allow us to examine the timing of biogeochemical changes and microbial succession in Arctic terrestrial habitats during glacial retreat.