Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

The global climate change is inevitable if the anthropogenic activities continue at its present rate without any restrictions. The changing climate will have implications on the soil system and the dwelling microbial community. It has become essential for us to understand the potential reactions of soil and its microbial community to the climate system. The role of soil microbial community in stimulation of plant’s growth and embellishment of resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses is evident and well proved. The impact of climate change on beneficial soil microbes as well as the soil-borne phytopathogens and their interactions with host plant has been the desired area in recent explorations. An individual of soil microbial community lives with thousands of other species without bringing any change in the structure and functioning of the community. Since the composition of every natural community is diverse, different communities are highly unlikely to behave in the same fashion under the changing climate. The climatic factor also consists of various parameters like air composition, temperature, radiations and moisture which can either affect the soil systems and microbial communities alone or all together. In this review, we are going to explore the changing dynamics of the soil microbial community and their interactions with plants under the changing climatic conditions.