Global maps of soil temperature

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions o...

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Autores: Lembrechts JJ; van den Hoogen J; Aalto J; Ashcroft MB; De Frenne P; Kemppinen J; Kopecký M; Luoto M; Maclean IMD; Crowther TW; Bailey JJ; Haesen S; Klinges DH; Niittynen P; Scheffers BR; Van Meerbeek K; Aartsma P; Abdalaze O; Abedi M; Aerts R; Ahmadian N; Ahrends A; Alatalo JM; Alexander JM; Nina Allonsius C; Altman J; Ammann C; Andres C; Andrews C; Ardö J; Arriga N; Arzac A; Aschero V; Assis RL; Johann Assmann J; Bader MY; Bahalkeh K; Barancok P; Barrio IC; Barros A; Barthel M; Basham EW; Bauters M; Bazzichetto M; Belelli Marchesini L; Bell MC; Benavides JC; Luis Benito Alonso J; Berauer BJ; Bjerke JW; Björk RG; Björkman MP; Björnsdóttir K; Blonder B; Boeckx P; Boike J; Bokhorst S; Brum BNS; Bruna J; Buchmann N; Buysse P; Luís Camargo J; Campoe OC; Candan O; Canessa R; Cannone N; Carbognani M; Carnicer J; Casanova-Katny A; Cesarz S; Chojnicki B; Choler P; Chown SL; Cifuentes EF; Ciliak M; Contador T; Convey P; Cooper EJ; Cremonese E; Curasi SR; Curtis R; Cutini M; Johan Dahlberg C; Daskalova GN; Angel de Pablo M; Della Chiesa S; Dengler J; Deronde B; Descombes P; Di Cecco V; Di Musciano M; Dick J; Dimarco RD; Dolezal J; Dorrepaal E; Dušek J; Eisenhauer N; Eklundh L; Erickson TE; Erschbamer B; Eugster W; Ewers RM; Exton DA; Fanin N; Fazlioglu F; Feigenwinter I; Fenu G; Ferlian O; Rosa Fernández Calzado M; Fernández-Pascual E; Finckh M; Finger Higgens R; Forte TGW; Freeman EC; Frei ER; Fuentes-Lillo E; García RA; García MB; Géron C; Gharun M; Ghosn D; Gigauri K; Gobin A; Goded I; Goeckede M; Gottschall F; Goulding K; Govaert S; Jessen Graae B; Greenwood S; Greiser C; Grelle A; Guénard B; Guglielmin M; Guillemot J; Haase P; Haider S; Halbritter AH; Hamid M; Hammerle A; Hampe A; Haugum SV; Hederová L; Heinesch B; Helfter C; Hepenstrick D; Herberich M; Herbst M; Hermanutz L; Hik DS; Hoffrén R; Homeier J; Hörtnagl L; Høye TT; Hrbacek F; Hylander K; Iwata H; Antoni Jackowicz-Korczynski M; Jactel H; Järveoja J; Jastrzebowski S; Jentsch A; Jiménez JJ; Jónsdóttir IS; Jucker T; Jump AS; Juszczak R; Kanka R; Kašpar V; Kazakis G; Kelly J; Khuroo AA; Klemedtsson L; Klisz M; Kljun N; Knohl A; Kobler J; Kollár J; Kotowska MM; Kovács B; Kreyling J; Lamprecht A; Lang SI; Larson C; Larson K; Laska K; le Maire G; Leihy RI; Lens L; Liljebladh B; Lohila A; Lorite J; Loubet B; Lynn J; Macek M; Mackenzie R; Magliulo E; Maier R; Malfasi F; Máliš F; Man M; Manca G; Manco A; Manise T; Manolaki P; Marciniak F; Matula R; Clara Mazzolari A; Medinets S; Medinets V; Meeussen C; Merinero S; de Cássia Guimarães Mesquita R; Meusburger K; Meysman FJR; Michaletz ST; Milbau A; Moiseev D; Moiseev P; Mondoni A; Monfries R; Montagnani L; Moriana-Armendariz M; Morra di Cella U; Mörsdorf M; Mosedale JR; Muffler L; Muñoz-Rojas M; Myers JA; Myers-Smith IH; Nagy L; Nardino M; Naujokaitis-Lewis I; Newling E; Nicklas L; Niedrist G; Niessner A; Nilsson MB; Normand S; Nosetto MD; Nouvellon Y; Nuñez MA; Ogaya R; Ogée J; Okello J; Olejnik J; Eivind Olesen J; Opedal Ø; Orsenigo S; Palaj A; Pampuch
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Estado:Published version
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Zaragoza
Repositorio:Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
OAI Identifier:oai:zaguan.unizar.es:125734
Acceso en línea:http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125734
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
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author Lembrechts JJ
author2 van den Hoogen J
Aalto J
Ashcroft MB
De Frenne P
Kemppinen J
Kopecký M
Luoto M
Maclean IMD
Crowther TW
Bailey JJ
Haesen S
Klinges DH
Niittynen P
Scheffers BR
Van Meerbeek K
Aartsma P
Abdalaze O
Abedi M
Aerts R
Ahmadian N
Ahrends A
Alatalo JM
Alexander JM
Nina Allonsius C
Altman J
Ammann C
Andres C
Andrews C
Ardö J
Arriga N
Arzac A
Aschero V
Assis RL
Johann Assmann J
Bader MY
Bahalkeh K
Barancok P
Barrio IC
Barros A
Barthel M
Basham EW
Bauters M
Bazzichetto M
Belelli Marchesini L
Bell MC
Benavides JC
Luis Benito Alonso J
Berauer BJ
Bjerke JW
Björk RG
Björkman MP
Björnsdóttir K
Blonder B
Boeckx P
Boike J
Bokhorst S
Brum BNS
Bruna J
Buchmann N
Buysse P
Luís Camargo J
Campoe OC
Candan O
Canessa R
Cannone N
Carbognani M
Carnicer J
Casanova-Katny A
Cesarz S
Chojnicki B
Choler P
Chown SL
Cifuentes EF
Ciliak M
Contador T
Convey P
Cooper EJ
Cremonese E
Curasi SR
Curtis R
Cutini M
Johan Dahlberg C
Daskalova GN
Angel de Pablo M
Della Chiesa S
Dengler J
Deronde B
Descombes P
Di Cecco V
Di Musciano M
Dick J
Dimarco RD
Dolezal J
Dorrepaal E
Dušek J
Eisenhauer N
Eklundh L
Erickson TE
Erschbamer B
Eugster W
Ewers RM
Exton DA
Fanin N
Fazlioglu F
Feigenwinter I
Fenu G
Ferlian O
Rosa Fernández Calzado M
Fernández-Pascual E
Finckh M
Finger Higgens R
Forte TGW
Freeman EC
Frei ER
Fuentes-Lillo E
García RA
García MB
Géron C
Gharun M
Ghosn D
Gigauri K
Gobin A
Goded I
Goeckede M
Gottschall F
Goulding K
Govaert S
Jessen Graae B
Greenwood S
Greiser C
Grelle A
Guénard B
Guglielmin M
Guillemot J
Haase P
Haider S
Halbritter AH
Hamid M
Hammerle A
Hampe A
Haugum SV
Hederová L
Heinesch B
Helfter C
Hepenstrick D
Herberich M
Herbst M
Hermanutz L
Hik DS
Hoffrén R
Homeier J
Hörtnagl L
Høye TT
Hrbacek F
Hylander K
Iwata H
Antoni Jackowicz-Korczynski M
Jactel H
Järveoja J
Jastrzebowski S
Jentsch A
Jiménez JJ
Jónsdóttir IS
Jucker T
Jump AS
Juszczak R
Kanka R
Kašpar V
Kazakis G
Kelly J
Khuroo AA
Klemedtsson L
Klisz M
Kljun N
Knohl A
Kobler J
Kollár J
Kotowska MM
Kovács B
Kreyling J
Lamprecht A
Lang SI
Larson C
Larson K
Laska K
le Maire G
Leihy RI
Lens L
Liljebladh B
Lohila A
Lorite J
Loubet B
Lynn J
Macek M
Mackenzie R
Magliulo E
Maier R
Malfasi F
Máliš F
Man M
Manca G
Manco A
Manise T
Manolaki P
Marciniak F
Matula R
Clara Mazzolari A
Medinets S
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Meeussen C
Merinero S
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Meusburger K
Meysman FJR
Michaletz ST
Milbau A
Moiseev D
Moiseev P
Mondoni A
Monfries R
Montagnani L
Moriana-Armendariz M
Morra di Cella U
Mörsdorf M
Mosedale JR
Muffler L
Muñoz-Rojas M
Myers JA
Myers-Smith IH
Nagy L
Nardino M
Naujokaitis-Lewis I
Newling E
Nicklas L
Niedrist G
Niessner A
Nilsson MB
Normand S
Nosetto MD
Nouvellon Y
Nuñez MA
Ogaya R
Ogée J
Okello J
Olejnik J
Eivind Olesen J
Opedal Ø
Orsenigo S
Palaj A
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Aartsma P
Abdalaze O
Abedi M
Aerts R
Ahmadian N
Ahrends A
Alatalo JM
Alexander JM
Altman J
Ammann C
Andres C
Andrews C
Angel de Pablo M
Antoni Jackowicz-Korczynski M
Ardö J
Arriga N
Arzac A
Aschero V
Ashcroft MB
Assis RL
Bader MY
Bahalkeh K
Bailey JJ
Barancok P
Barrio IC
Barros A
Barthel M
Basham EW
Bauters M
Bazzichetto M
Belelli Marchesini L
Bell MC
Benavides JC
Berauer BJ
Bjerke JW
Björk RG
Björkman MP
Björnsdóttir K
Blonder B
Boeckx P
Boike J
Bokhorst S
Brum BNS
Bruna J
Buchmann N
Buysse P
Campoe OC
Candan O
Canessa R
Cannone N
Carbognani M
Carnicer J
Casanova-Katny A
Cesarz S
Chojnicki B
Choler P
Chown SL
Cifuentes EF
Ciliak M
Clara Mazzolari A
Contador T
Convey P
Cooper EJ
Cremonese E
Crowther TW
Curasi SR
Curtis R
Cutini M
Daskalova GN
De Frenne P
Della Chiesa S
Dengler J
Deronde B
Descombes P
Di Cecco V
Di Musciano M
Dick J
Dimarco RD
Dolezal J
Dorrepaal E
Dušek J
Eisenhauer N
Eivind Olesen J
Eklundh L
Erickson TE
Erschbamer B
Eugster W
Ewers RM
Exton DA
Fanin N
Fazlioglu F
Feigenwinter I
Fenu G
Ferlian O
Fernández-Pascual E
Finckh M
Finger Higgens R
Forte TGW
Freeman EC
Frei ER
Fuentes-Lillo E
García MB
García RA
Gharun M
Ghosn D
Gigauri K
Gobin A
Goded I
Goeckede M
Gottschall F
Goulding K
Govaert S
Greenwood S
Greiser C
Grelle A
Guglielmin M
Guillemot J
Guénard B
Géron C
Haase P
Haesen S
Haider S
Halbritter AH
Hamid M
Hammerle A
Hampe A
Haugum SV
Hederová L
Heinesch B
Helfter C
Hepenstrick D
Herberich M
Herbst M
Hermanutz L
Hik DS
Hoffrén R
Homeier J
Hrbacek F
Hylander K
Hörtnagl L
Høye TT
Iwata H
Jactel H
Jastrzebowski S
Jentsch A
Jessen Graae B
Jiménez JJ
Johan Dahlberg C
Johann Assmann J
Jucker T
Jump AS
Juszczak R
Järveoja J
Jónsdóttir IS
Kanka R
Kazakis G
Kašpar V
Kelly J
Kemppinen J
Khuroo AA
Klemedtsson L
Klinges DH
Klisz M
Kljun N
Knohl A
Kobler J
Kollár J
Kopecký M
Kotowska MM
Kovács B
Kreyling J
Lamprecht A
Lang SI
Larson C
Larson K
Laska K
Leihy RI
Lembrechts JJ
Lens L
Liljebladh B
Lohila A
Lorite J
Loubet B
Luis Benito Alonso J
Luoto M
Luís Camargo J
Lynn J
Macek M
Mackenzie R
Maclean IMD
Magliulo E
Maier R
Malfasi F
Man M
Manca G
Manco A
Manise T
Manolaki P
Marciniak F
Matula R
Medinets S
Medinets V
Meeussen C
Merinero S
Meusburger K
Meysman FJR
Michaletz ST
Milbau A
Moiseev D
Moiseev P
Mondoni A
Monfries R
Montagnani L
Moriana-Armendariz M
Morra di Cella U
Mosedale JR
Muffler L
Muñoz-Rojas M
Myers JA
Myers-Smith IH
Máliš F
Mörsdorf M
Nagy L
Nardino M
Naujokaitis-Lewis I
Newling E
Nicklas L
Niedrist G
Niessner A
Niittynen P
Nilsson MB
Nina Allonsius C
Normand S
Nosetto MD
Nouvellon Y
Nuñez MA
Ogaya R
Ogée J
Okello J
Olejnik J
Opedal Ø
Orsenigo S
Palaj A
Pampuch
Rosa Fernández Calzado M
Scheffers BR
Van Meerbeek K
de Cássia Guimarães Mesquita R
le Maire G
van den Hoogen J
author_facet Lembrechts JJ
van den Hoogen J
Aalto J
Ashcroft MB
De Frenne P
Kemppinen J
Kopecký M
Luoto M
Maclean IMD
Crowther TW
Bailey JJ
Haesen S
Klinges DH
Niittynen P
Scheffers BR
Van Meerbeek K
Aartsma P
Abdalaze O
Abedi M
Aerts R
Ahmadian N
Ahrends A
Alatalo JM
Alexander JM
Nina Allonsius C
Altman J
Ammann C
Andres C
Andrews C
Ardö J
Arriga N
Arzac A
Aschero V
Assis RL
Johann Assmann J
Bader MY
Bahalkeh K
Barancok P
Barrio IC
Barros A
Barthel M
Basham EW
Bauters M
Bazzichetto M
Belelli Marchesini L
Bell MC
Benavides JC
Luis Benito Alonso J
Berauer BJ
Bjerke JW
Björk RG
Björkman MP
Björnsdóttir K
Blonder B
Boeckx P
Boike J
Bokhorst S
Brum BNS
Bruna J
Buchmann N
Buysse P
Luís Camargo J
Campoe OC
Candan O
Canessa R
Cannone N
Carbognani M
Carnicer J
Casanova-Katny A
Cesarz S
Chojnicki B
Choler P
Chown SL
Cifuentes EF
Ciliak M
Contador T
Convey P
Cooper EJ
Cremonese E
Curasi SR
Curtis R
Cutini M
Johan Dahlberg C
Daskalova GN
Angel de Pablo M
Della Chiesa S
Dengler J
Deronde B
Descombes P
Di Cecco V
Di Musciano M
Dick J
Dimarco RD
Dolezal J
Dorrepaal E
Dušek J
Eisenhauer N
Eklundh L
Erickson TE
Erschbamer B
Eugster W
Ewers RM
Exton DA
Fanin N
Fazlioglu F
Feigenwinter I
Fenu G
Ferlian O
Rosa Fernández Calzado M
Fernández-Pascual E
Finckh M
Finger Higgens R
Forte TGW
Freeman EC
Frei ER
Fuentes-Lillo E
García RA
García MB
Géron C
Gharun M
Ghosn D
Gigauri K
Gobin A
Goded I
Goeckede M
Gottschall F
Goulding K
Govaert S
Jessen Graae B
Greenwood S
Greiser C
Grelle A
Guénard B
Guglielmin M
Guillemot J
Haase P
Haider S
Halbritter AH
Hamid M
Hammerle A
Hampe A
Haugum SV
Hederová L
Heinesch B
Helfter C
Hepenstrick D
Herberich M
Herbst M
Hermanutz L
Hik DS
Hoffrén R
Homeier J
Hörtnagl L
Høye TT
Hrbacek F
Hylander K
Iwata H
Antoni Jackowicz-Korczynski M
Jactel H
Järveoja J
Jastrzebowski S
Jentsch A
Jiménez JJ
Jónsdóttir IS
Jucker T
Jump AS
Juszczak R
Kanka R
Kašpar V
Kazakis G
Kelly J
Khuroo AA
Klemedtsson L
Klisz M
Kljun N
Knohl A
Kobler J
Kollár J
Kotowska MM
Kovács B
Kreyling J
Lamprecht A
Lang SI
Larson C
Larson K
Laska K
le Maire G
Leihy RI
Lens L
Liljebladh B
Lohila A
Lorite J
Loubet B
Lynn J
Macek M
Mackenzie R
Magliulo E
Maier R
Malfasi F
Máliš F
Man M
Manca G
Manco A
Manise T
Manolaki P
Marciniak F
Matula R
Clara Mazzolari A
Medinets S
Medinets V
Meeussen C
Merinero S
de Cássia Guimarães Mesquita R
Meusburger K
Meysman FJR
Michaletz ST
Milbau A
Moiseev D
Moiseev P
Mondoni A
Monfries R
Montagnani L
Moriana-Armendariz M
Morra di Cella U
Mörsdorf M
Mosedale JR
Muffler L
Muñoz-Rojas M
Myers JA
Myers-Smith IH
Nagy L
Nardino M
Naujokaitis-Lewis I
Newling E
Nicklas L
Niedrist G
Niessner A
Nilsson MB
Normand S
Nosetto MD
Nouvellon Y
Nuñez MA
Ogaya R
Ogée J
Okello J
Olejnik J
Eivind Olesen J
Opedal Ø
Orsenigo S
Palaj A
Pampuch
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description Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km² resolution for 0–5 and 5–15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e., offset) between in-situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km² pixels (summarized from 8500 unique temperature sensors) across all the world’s major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (-0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in-situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications.
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spelling Global maps of soil temperature Lembrechts JJ van den Hoogen J Aalto J Ashcroft MB De Frenne P Kemppinen J Kopecký M Luoto M Maclean IMD Crowther TW Bailey JJ Haesen S Klinges DH Niittynen P Scheffers BR Van Meerbeek K Aartsma P Abdalaze O Abedi M Aerts R Ahmadian N Ahrends A Alatalo JM Alexander JM Nina Allonsius C Altman J Ammann C Andres C Andrews C Ardö J Arriga N Arzac A Aschero V Assis RL Johann Assmann J Bader MY Bahalkeh K Barancok P Barrio IC Barros A Barthel M Basham EW Bauters M Bazzichetto M Belelli Marchesini L Bell MC Benavides JC Luis Benito Alonso J Berauer BJ Bjerke JW Björk RG Björkman MP Björnsdóttir K Blonder B Boeckx P Boike J Bokhorst S Brum BNS Bruna J Buchmann N Buysse P Luís Camargo J Campoe OC Candan O Canessa R Cannone N Carbognani M Carnicer J Casanova-Katny A Cesarz S Chojnicki B Choler P Chown SL Cifuentes EF Ciliak M Contador T Convey P Cooper EJ Cremonese E Curasi SR Curtis R Cutini M Johan Dahlberg C Daskalova GN Angel de Pablo M Della Chiesa S Dengler J Deronde B Descombes P Di Cecco V Di Musciano M Dick J Dimarco RD Dolezal J Dorrepaal E Dušek J Eisenhauer N Eklundh L Erickson TE Erschbamer B Eugster W Ewers RM Exton DA Fanin N Fazlioglu F Feigenwinter I Fenu G Ferlian O Rosa Fernández Calzado M Fernández-Pascual E Finckh M Finger Higgens R Forte TGW Freeman EC Frei ER Fuentes-Lillo E García RA García MB Géron C Gharun M Ghosn D Gigauri K Gobin A Goded I Goeckede M Gottschall F Goulding K Govaert S Jessen Graae B Greenwood S Greiser C Grelle A Guénard B Guglielmin M Guillemot J Haase P Haider S Halbritter AH Hamid M Hammerle A Hampe A Haugum SV Hederová L Heinesch B Helfter C Hepenstrick D Herberich M Herbst M Hermanutz L Hik DS Hoffrén R Homeier J Hörtnagl L Høye TT Hrbacek F Hylander K Iwata H Antoni Jackowicz-Korczynski M Jactel H Järveoja J Jastrzebowski S Jentsch A Jiménez JJ Jónsdóttir IS Jucker T Jump AS Juszczak R Kanka R Kašpar V Kazakis G Kelly J Khuroo AA Klemedtsson L Klisz M Kljun N Knohl A Kobler J Kollár J Kotowska MM Kovács B Kreyling J Lamprecht A Lang SI Larson C Larson K Laska K le Maire G Leihy RI Lens L Liljebladh B Lohila A Lorite J Loubet B Lynn J Macek M Mackenzie R Magliulo E Maier R Malfasi F Máliš F Man M Manca G Manco A Manise T Manolaki P Marciniak F Matula R Clara Mazzolari A Medinets S Medinets V Meeussen C Merinero S de Cássia Guimarães Mesquita R Meusburger K Meysman FJR Michaletz ST Milbau A Moiseev D Moiseev P Mondoni A Monfries R Montagnani L Moriana-Armendariz M Morra di Cella U Mörsdorf M Mosedale JR Muffler L Muñoz-Rojas M Myers JA Myers-Smith IH Nagy L Nardino M Naujokaitis-Lewis I Newling E Nicklas L Niedrist G Niessner A Nilsson MB Normand S Nosetto MD Nouvellon Y Nuñez MA Ogaya R Ogée J Okello J Olejnik J Eivind Olesen J Opedal Ø Orsenigo S Palaj A Pampuch Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km² resolution for 0–5 and 5–15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e., offset) between in-situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km² pixels (summarized from 8500 unique temperature sensors) across all the world’s major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (-0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in-situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications. http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125734
spellingShingle Global maps of soil temperature
Lembrechts JJ
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title Global maps of soil temperature
title_full Global maps of soil temperature
title_fullStr Global maps of soil temperature
title_full_unstemmed Global maps of soil temperature
title_short Global maps of soil temperature
title_sort Global maps of soil temperature
url http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125734