Soil microbial communities are central regulators of carbon and nutrient cycling and thus strongly shape terrestrial ecosystems responses to climate change. It is therefore essential to study how microbial communities respond to diverse aspects of climate change, including gradual increases in temperature or atmospheric CO2 levels, as well as extreme weather events such as drying-rewetting cycles, heatwaves, or floods.
In this session, we invite empirical and theoretical studies that investigate the resistance, resilience, and adaptation of soil microbial community structure, activity, and function, in response to climatic disturbances. Studies on the response of multiple global change factors are particularly welcome. We also welcome research on the interactions between soil microorganisms, plants and fauna across temporal and spatial scales. We seek to establish a discussion platform to review the current state of the-art, identify knowledge gaps, exchange ideas, and address the emerging challenges of predicting the role of soil microbial communities in a changing world.