Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth's land area but they are retreating rapidly and many
will disappear within decades. Glacier retreat is a worldwide phenomenon increasing the …

Rapid disintegration of alpine glaciers has led to the formation of new terrain consisting of
mineral debris colonized by microorganisms. Despite the importance of microbial pioneers …

Hahn, AS and Quideau, SA 2013. Shifts in soil microbial community biomass and resource
utilization along a Canadian glacier chronosequence. Can. J. Soil Sci. 93: 305–318. We …

During past periods of advance, Arctic glaciers and ice sheets overrode soil, sediments, and
vegetation and buried significant stores of organic matter (OM); these glaciers are now …

Global warming has resulted in substantial glacier retreats in high-elevation areas, exposing
deglaciated soils to harsh environmental conditions. Autotrophic microbes are pioneering …

A survey of artificial (137 Cs, 238 Pu, 239+ 240 Pu, 241 Am) and natural (226 Ra, 232 Th, 40
K, 210 Pb) radioactive isotopes in proglacial soils of an Arctic glacier have revealed high …

Cave ice ecosystems represent a poorly investigated glacial environment. Diversity of cave
ice bacteria and their distribution in perennial ice deposits of this underground glacial …

The recent deglaciation of large polar areas has exposed stretches of land, allowing
spontaneous primary succession. The exposed substrate is colonized by soil biota …

Abstract Scarisoara Ice Cave (Romania) hosts one of world's largest and oldest
underground glacier. While no studies were carried out on the existence of microorganisms …

Soil phototrophic microbes play key roles in many ecosystem functions, including nutrient
cycling, water absorption and retention, substrate weathering and soil stabilization, as well …