The Antarctic region has an important role in global climate processes, the continent is home
of the largest single piece of ice on Earth and has nineteen known holocene volcanoes, and …

Glaciers constitute a polyextremophilic environment characterized by low temperatures, high
solar radiation, a lack of nutrients, and low water availability. However, glaciers located in …

Antarctic active volcanoes can disperse pyroclastic minerals at long distances, transporting
nutrients and microorganisms to the surrounding glacial environment. The sedimented …

Paradana is one of the biggest ice caves in Slovenia, with an estimated ice volume of 8,000
m3. Reflecting climatological conditions, the cave ice undergoes repeated freeze-thaw …

It has been demonstrated that the englacial ecosystem in volcanic environments is inhabited
by active bacteria. To know whether this result could be extrapolated to other Antarctic …

Ice entrenched microcosm represents a vast reservoir of novel species and a proxy for past
climate reconstitution. Among glacial ecosystems, ice caves represent one of the scarcely …

Our understanding of the icy-habitat microbiome is likely limited by a lack of reliable data on
microorganisms inhabiting underground ice that has accumulated inside caves. To …

Over the last years, perennial ice deposits located within caves have awakened interest as
places to study microbial communities since they represent unique cryospheric archives of …

Over the last years, perennial ice deposits located within caves have awakened interest as
places to study microbial communities since they represent unique cryospheric archives of …

Glaciers are populated by a large number of microorganisms including bacteria, archaea
and microeukaryotes. Several factors such as solar radiation, nutrient availability and water …