Metagenomic and satellite analyses of red snow in the Russian Arctic

Metagenomic and satellite analyses of red snow in the Russian Arctic

Cryophilic algae thrive in liquid water within snow and ice in alpine and polar regions worldwide. Blooms of these algae lower albedo (reflection of sunlight), thereby altering melting patterns (Kohshima, Seko & Yoshimura, 1993; Lutz et al., 2014; Thomas & Duval, 1995). Here metagenomic DNA...

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Main Authors: Nao Hisakawa, Steven D. Quistad, Eric R. Hester, Daria Martynova, Heather Maughan, Enric Sala, Maria V. Gavrilo, Forest Rohwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-12-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Red snow
Snow
Arctic
Watermelon snow
Viruses
Franz Josef Land
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1491.pdf

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