Microbial Ecology of Permafrost Soils: Populations, Processes, and Perspectives

Mark P. Waldrop, Jessica Gilman Ernakovich, Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, Sean R. Schaefer, Rachel Mackelprang, Jiri Barta, Joy M. O′Brien, Matthias Winkel, Robyn A. Barbato, Liam Heffernan, Mary‐Cathrine Leewis, Rebecca E. Hewitt, Jenni Hultman, Yanchen Sun, Christina Biasi, James A. Bradley, Susanne Liebner, Michael P. Ricketts, Mario E. Muscarella, Ursel Schütte, Fumnanya Abuah, Emily Whalen, Ina Timling, Carolina Voigt, Neslihan Taş, Karen G. Lloyd, Henri M. P. Siljanen, Elizaveta M. Rivkina, Jana Voříšková, Jing Tao, Renxing Liang, Zhen Li, Jay T. Lennon and T. C. Onstott

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 2025, vol. 36, issue 2, 245-258

Abstract: Permafrost microbial research has flourished in the past decades, due in part to improvements in sampling and molecular techniques, but also the increased focus on the permafrost greenhouse gas feedback to climate change and other ecological processes in high latitude and alpine permafrost soils. Permafrost microorganisms are adapted to these extreme environments and remain active at low temperatures and when resources are limited. They are also an important component of global elemental cycles as they regulate organic matter turnover and greenhouse gas production, particularly as permafrost thaws. Here we review the permafrost microbiology literature coupled with an exploration of its historical aspects, with a particular focus on a new understanding advanced by molecular biology techniques. We further identify knowledge gaps and ways forward to improve our understanding of microbial contributions to ecosystem biogeochemistry of permafrost‐affected systems.

Date: 2025
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