Cryoconite is granular sediment found on glacier surfaces comprising both mineral and
biological material. Despite long having been recognised as an important glaciological and …

The contribution of ice sheets to the global biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus is largely
unknown, due to the lack of field data. Here we present the first comprehensive study of …

We provide a comprehensive list of microorganisms (algae, Archaea, bacteria,
cyanobacteria, fungi, and Protista) inhabiting cryoconite holes on glaciers throughout the …

The first molecular-based studies of microbes in snow and on glaciers have only recently
been performed on the vast Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Aeolian microbial seeding is …

Cold adapted microorganisms play an important role in the biogeochemical cycling and the
entire polar food web including terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Cold adapted …

A more insightful view of iron in glacial systems requires consideration of iron speciation and
mineralogy, the potential for iron minerals to undergo weathering in ice-water environments …

Glaciers and ice sheets host abundant and dynamic communities of microorganisms on the
ice surface (supraglacial environments). Recently, it has been shown that Streptophyte …

Arctic fjords experience extremely pronounced seasonal variability and spatial
heterogeneity associated with changes in ice cover, glacial retreat and the intrusion of …

Antarctic cryoconite holes, or small melt-holes in the surfaces of glaciers, create habitable
oases for isolated microbial communities with tightly linked microbial population structures …

Glaciers are important constituents in the Earth's hydrological and carbon cycles, with
predicted warming leading to increases in glacial melt and the transport of nutrients to …