Figure 2
From: An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming
Biomass of different microbial groups in the food web associated to Sphagnum mosses from control and warmed plots over five years of experimental field warming (Forbonnet peatland, France).
The effect of temperature increase was tested on mixotrophic testate amoeba biomass (mean ± SE) (a) total microbial biomass (b) bacteria (c) fungi (d) cyanobacteria (e) microalgae (f) heterotrophic testate amoebae (g) ciliates (h) and small-sized metazoans (rotifers and nematodes) (i). Grey bars indicate ambient treatment (control) and white bars warmed treatment. Asterisks indicate significant differences between control and warmed plots for each year separately. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
