USING MICROFLUIDIC SOIL CHIPS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF DAILY AND WEEKLY FREEZE-THAW CYCLES ON FUNGAL AND BACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN ARCTIC SOILS AND THE FUNGAL MODEL SPECIES Coprinopsis cinerea
Soil temperature fluctuations are typical at high latitudes in early spring or late autumn. Freeze-thaw cycles (FTCs) occur when the soil temperature fluctuates around 0°C, causing a change in the state of the soil solution. Due to climate change, FTCs are predicted to become more frequent and intense, especially in the Arctic, Antarctic, and cold temperate regions. In this study, two experiments
