Linking Changes in Snow Cover with Nitrogen Cycling and Microbial Abundance and Functional Gene Expression in Agricultural Soils

Claudia Goyer1, Lindsay Brin1, Bernie Zebarth2, David Burton3, Sophie Wertz2 and Martin Chantigny4, (1)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton Research and Development Centre, Fredericton, NB, Canada, (3)Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, (4)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec Research and Development Centre, Quebec, QC, Canada