Microbial community dynamics from a fast-receding glacier of Western Himalayas highlight the importance of microbes in primary succession, nutrient recycling, and xenobiotics degradation
Climate change has caused an unimaginable upsurge in glacier retreats. The melted ice exposes bare areas offering sites for new ecosystem development where primary microbial succession initiates the build-up of organic mass for plant colonisation. Chhota Shigri glacier is one such glacier that has r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Ecological Indicators |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X2201038X |