Thermokarst lakes are hotspots of antibiotic resistance genes in permafrost regions on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Z Ren, C Zhang, X Li, W Luo - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are natural products and emerging pollutants in remote
environments, including permafrost regions that are rapidly thawing due to climate warming …

Active thermokarst regions contain rich sources of ice-nucleating particles

KR Barry, TCJ Hill, M Nieto-Caballero… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Rapid Arctic climate warming, amplified relative to lower-latitude regions, has led to
permafrost thaw and associated thermokarst processes. Recent work has shown permafrost …

Differentiation of cognate bacterial communities in thermokarst landscapes: implications for ecological consequences of permafrost degradation

Z Ren, S Ye, H Li, X Huang… - Biogeosciences …, 2023 - bg.copernicus.org
Thermokarst processes likely result in new habitats harboring novel bacterial communities in
degraded permafrost soil (PBCs), thermokarst lake sediments (SBCs), and lake water …

Biological Interactions and Environmental Influences Shift Microeukaryotes in Permafrost Active Layer Soil Across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Z Ren, S Ye, H Li, X Huang, L Chen, S Cao, T Chen - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Permafrost active layer soils are harsh environments with thaw/freeze cycles and sub-zero
temperatures, harboring diverse microorganisms. However, the distribution patterns …