ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2019
Scientists' warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change.
Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 603 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
603 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Marine microbiomes and their expanding role in biotechnological potential: a systematic review.Archives of microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Agricultural soil microbiomes are structurally and functionally more resistant to warming than adjacent natural ecosystems.Nature food · 2026Pooled it
- Evolution of lake microbial structure and function under climatic and anthropogenic forcings: Insights from sedimentary ancient DNA.iScience · 2026Article
- Microbial synthesis and degradation of bio-based biodegradable plastics.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Patterns of Functional Redundancy and Anaerobic Metabolic Potential Characterise the Skin Microbiome of a Critically Endangered Sawfish.Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Predicted shifts in microbial functional potential across the late glacial to holocene transition: a 16S rRNA-based inference from southeastern Arabian Sea sediments.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Article
- Diversity of Antarctic sea ice and under-ice seawater RNA viruses.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Metagenomic Insights into Microbial Functional Potential Associated with Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Cycling Along an Elevational Gradient in a Warm-Temperate Forest.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Hydrothermal regimes regulate microbiome patterns across vertical profile and their responses to alpine permafrost degradation.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Novel Phenanthraquinone Derivative from Antarctic LichenACS omega · 2026Article
- Reply to 'Grounding microbial conservation in ecological principles'.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Impacts of climate extremes on plant pathogens, microbiomes and plant health.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Changes in photosynthesis and grazing facilitate growth of a mixotrophic protist under ocean acidification and warming.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- The planktonic microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef.Nature · 2026Article
- A climate-sensitive, contemporary multi-sphere bacterial metacommunity across the Tibetan Plateau.National science review · 2026Article
- Threats and Shifts in Microbial Communities of Salars Associated With Direct Lithium Extraction and Brine Reinjection.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2026Article
- Integrating sustainability thinking into microbiology education: a conceptual framework for the next generation of environmental scientists.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2026Article
- The Soil-Plant Coupling Principle (SPCP): A Conceptual Framework for Diagnosing Hidden Ecosystem Vulnerability.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Nutrient Limitation on Antarctic Microbial Community Diversity, Composition, and Interactions: A Cryoconite Microcosm Study.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- A Microcapsule-Integrated smRandom-seq Platform Enables Fixation-Free Single Microbe RNA Sequencing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
543 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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33 authors.
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Abstract
In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth. Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how humans and other life forms on Earth (including those we are yet to discover) can withstand anthropogenic climate change, it is vital to incorporate knowledge of the microbial 'unseen majority'. We must learn not just how microorganisms affect climate change (including production and consumption of greenhouse gases) but also how they will be affected by climate change and other human activities. This Consensus Statement documents the central role and global importance of microorganisms in climate change biology. It also puts humanity on notice that the impact of climate change will depend heavily on responses of microorganisms, which are essential for achieving an environmentally sustainable future.
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