Large cryoconite aggregates on a Svalbard glacier support a diverse microbial community including ammonia-oxidizing archaea

Large cryoconite aggregates on a Svalbard glacier support a diverse microbial community including ammonia-oxidizing archaea

The aggregation of surface debris particles on melting glaciers into larger units (cryoconite) provides microenvironments for various microorganisms and metabolic processes. Here we investigate the microbial community on the surface of Aldegondabreen, a valley glacier in Svalbard which is supplied w...

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Main Authors: Jakub D Zarsky, Marek Stibal, Andy Hodson, Birgit Sattler, Morten Schostag, Lars H Hansen, Carsten S Jacobsen, Roland Psenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
glacier
cryoconite
microbial diversity
nitrogen
ammonia oxidation
Svalbard
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035044

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035044

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