The development of terrestrial ecosystems emerging after glacier retreat

GF Ficetola, S Marta, A Guerrieri, I Cantera, A Bonin… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The global retreat of glaciers is dramatically altering mountain and high-latitude landscapes,
with new ecosystems developing from apparently barren substrates,,–. The study of these …

Physico-chemical properties and toxicity of young proglacial soils in the Tropical Andes and Alps

A Zimmer, T Beach, S Luzzadder-Beach, A Rabatel… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
New soils formed after glacier retreat can provide insights into the rates of soil formation in
the context of accelerated warming due to climate change. Recently deglacierized terrains …

Quantifying the lateral transport of soil organic carbon induced by soil erosion and sediment yield into rivers under CMIP6

Y He, D Xu, Z Wang - CATENA, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is reshaping the water and soil carbon cycles, exerting a profound influence
on water and food security at the basin scale. However, the estimation of soil organic carbon …

Shift of the ecosystem nitrogen cycle from open to closed within a century along a glacial retreat chronosequence at Mount Gongga, southwest China

N Basdediós, S Hardegger, A Mestrot, J Wang, J Zhou… - Plant and Soil, 2025 - Springer
Aims To improve our understanding of N cycle development during primary succession after
glacial retreat, we (i) assessed the role of biological N2 fixation,(ii) determined gross …

Novel Proglacial Landscapes and Ecosystems in the Cordillera Blanca

A Zimmer, K Priotto, T Beach… - … Changes in the …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Glaciers in the Tropical Andes and other mountain regions are retreating widely.
The emerging glacier forelands, often associated with physical risks and hazards, are not …

Lichen species richness, diversity, and evenness in Alpine and Antarctic deglaciated areas

K Meier - 2024 - diva-portal.org
Retreating glaciers are leaving behind deglaciated areas, lacking biological life, presenting
opportunities for specialist species to colonize. Lichens possess the ability, due to the …