A preliminary investigation of microbial communities on the Athabasca Glacier within deposited organic matter

Milena Esser, Phillip Ankley, Caroline Aubry‐Wake, Yuwei Xie, Helen M. Baulch, Cameron Hoggarth, Markus Hecker, Henner Hollert, John P. Giesy, John W. Pomeroy, Markus Brinkmann


Abstract
Glacier ecosystems are shrinking at an accelerating rate due to changes in climate, and increased darkening from allochthonous and autochthonous carbon is leading to changes in light absorption, associated heat, and microbial communities.
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Milena Esser, Phillip Ankley, Caroline Aubry‐Wake, Yuwei Xie, Helen M. Baulch, Cameron Hoggarth, Markus Hecker, Henner Hollert, John P. Giesy, John W. Pomeroy, and Markus Brinkmann. 2024. A preliminary investigation of microbial communities on the Athabasca Glacier within deposited organic matter. Environmental Science: Advances, Volume 3, Issue 3, 3(3):355–365.
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