Influence of vegetation on occurrence and color of snow algal blooms in Mt. Gassan, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
ABSTRACTSnow algae are photosynthetic microbes growing on melting snow surfaces, the blooms of which are visible on alpine snowpacks in Japan during the melting season. We characterized the seasonal and altitudinal variations in algal blooms on Mount Gassan, Japan, to assess the influence of vegetat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2023.2173138 |