Glacial stream ecosystems and epilithic algal communities under a warming climate
K Sudlow, SS Tremblay… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Climate change is accelerating the global loss of glaciers with potentially striking
consequences for downstream ecosystems. However, there exists limited evidence of the …
consequences for downstream ecosystems. However, there exists limited evidence of the …
Glacier retreat reorganizes river habitats leaving refugia for Alpine invertebrate biodiversity poorly protected
Alpine river biodiversity around the world is under threat from glacier retreat driven by rapid
warming, yet our ability to predict the future distributions of specialist cold-water species is …
warming, yet our ability to predict the future distributions of specialist cold-water species is …
Unexpected functional diversity of stream biofilms within and across proglacial floodplains despite close spatial proximity
High‐mountain streams are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they
intimately interface with the cryosphere. As glaciers shrink and snowpack diminishes …
intimately interface with the cryosphere. As glaciers shrink and snowpack diminishes …
Global emergent responses of stream microbial metabolism to glacier shrinkage
Most cryospheric ecosystems are energy limited. How their energetics will respond to
climate change remains largely unknown. This is particularly true for glacier-fed streams …
climate change remains largely unknown. This is particularly true for glacier-fed streams …
Spatial patterns of benthic biofilm diversity among streams draining proglacial floodplains
Glacier shrinkage opens new proglacial terrain with pronounced environmental gradients
along longitudinal and lateral chronosequences. Despite the environmental harshness of …
along longitudinal and lateral chronosequences. Despite the environmental harshness of …
Bacterial diversity and co‐occurrence patterns differ across a world‐wide spatial distribution of habitats in glacier ecosystems
L Zhang, M Delgado‐Baquerizo, S Hotaling… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Glaciers cover nearly 10% of the Earth's surface and are unique biomes dominated by
microbial communities that support key ecosystem processes. The melting of glaciers is …
microbial communities that support key ecosystem processes. The melting of glaciers is …
The dark side of the moon: first insights into the microbiome structure and function of one of the last glacier-fed streams in Africa
The glaciers on Africa's 'Mountains of the Moon'(Rwenzori National Park, Uganda) are
predicted to disappear within the next decades owing to climate change. Consequently, the …
predicted to disappear within the next decades owing to climate change. Consequently, the …
Environmental micro‐niche filtering shapes bacterial pioneer communities during primary colonization of a Himalayas' glacier forefield
The pedogenesis from the mineral substrate released upon glacier melting has been
explained with the succession of consortia of pioneer microorganisms, whose structure and …
explained with the succession of consortia of pioneer microorganisms, whose structure and …
Homogeneous environmental selection structures the bacterial communities of benthic biofilms in proglacial floodplain streams
In proglacial floodplains, glacier recession promotes biogeochemical and ecological
gradients across relatively small spatial scales. The resulting environmental heterogeneity …
gradients across relatively small spatial scales. The resulting environmental heterogeneity …
A Comprehensive Biogeochemical Assessment of Climate‐Threatened Glacial River Headwaters on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Climate change is driving the loss of alpine glaciers globally, yet investigations about the
water quality of rivers stemming from them are few. Here we provide an overview …
water quality of rivers stemming from them are few. Here we provide an overview …