The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity
Patterns of environmental spatial structure lie at the heart of the most fundamental and
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …
[HTML][HTML] Diversity and ecology of psychrophilic microorganisms
R Margesin, V Miteva - Research in microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Cold environments represent the majority of the biosphere on Earth and have been
successfully colonized by psychrophilic microorganisms that are able to thrive at low …
successfully colonized by psychrophilic microorganisms that are able to thrive at low …
Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology
Geological evidence indicates that grounded ice sheets reached sea level at all latitudes
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
Cryoconite: the dark biological secret of the cryosphere
J Cook, A Edwards, N Takeuchi… - Progress in Physical …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Cryoconite is granular sediment found on glacier surfaces comprising both mineral and
biological material. Despite long having been recognised as an important glaciological and …
biological material. Despite long having been recognised as an important glaciological and …
Microbial production and consumption of dissolved organic matter in glacial ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) from alpine glaciers is highly biolabile and plays a vital role
in the biogeochemical cycle of meltwater-impacted environments. To unravel the …
in the biogeochemical cycle of meltwater-impacted environments. To unravel the …
Chemical composition of microbe-derived dissolved organic matter in cryoconite in Tibetan Plateau glaciers: insights from Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance …
Cryoconite in mountain glaciers plays important roles in glacial ablation and
biogeochemical cycles. In this study, the composition and sources of dissolved organic …
biogeochemical cycles. In this study, the composition and sources of dissolved organic …
Spatial variations in the geochemistry of glacial meltwater streams in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica
Streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, flow during the summer melt season (4–12
weeks) when air temperatures are close to the freezing point of water. Because of the low …
weeks) when air temperatures are close to the freezing point of water. Because of the low …
[HTML][HTML] Two new tardigrade genera from New Zealand's Southern Alp glaciers display morphological stasis and parallel evolution
Tardigrada is an invertebrate phylum that often constitutes a dominant micrometazoan group
on glaciers worldwide. We investigated tardigrades residing in surface ice above the …
on glaciers worldwide. We investigated tardigrades residing in surface ice above the …
[HTML][HTML] Microbial communities and their potential for degradation of dissolved organic carbon in cryoconite hole environments of Himalaya and Antarctica
Cryoconite holes (cylindrical melt-holes on the glacier surface) are important hydrological
and biological systems within glacial environments that support diverse microbial …
and biological systems within glacial environments that support diverse microbial …
Impact of biological crusts on soil formation in polar ecosystems
We tested the impact of biological soil crusts (BSC) at different degrees of development on
soil formation in Polar ecosystems, specifically in two Arctic sites, Svalbard Island (Norway) …
soil formation in Polar ecosystems, specifically in two Arctic sites, Svalbard Island (Norway) …