Glacial water: a dynamic microbial medium

G Varliero, PH Lebre, B Frey, AG Fountain, AM Anesio… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial communities and nutrient dynamics in glaciers and ice sheets continuously
change as the hydrological conditions within and on the ice change. Glaciers and ice sheets …

Time since deglaciation and geomorphological disturbances determine the patterns of geochemical, mineralogical and microbial successions in an Icelandic foreland

R Wojcik, J Donhauser, B Frey, LG Benning - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Glacier forelands are an ideal natural laboratory to study the initial stages of pedogenesis.
Here, we document a build-up in organic carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P), an …

The evolution of stream dissolved organic matter composition following glacier retreat in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska

AD Holt, J Fellman, E Hood, AM Kellerman… - Biogeochemistry, 2023 - Springer
Climate change is melting glaciers and altering watershed biogeochemistry across the
globe, particularly in regions dominated by mountain glaciers, such as southeast Alaska …

[HTML][HTML] Icelandic glacial dissolved organic carbon fluxes, composition and variability-relevance for the global glacial carbon budget

P Chifflard, KS Boodoo, L Ditzel, M Reiss… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite their relatively large size, Icelandic glaciers, and their organic carbon (OC) fluxes,
have not been explicitly considered in current global glacial OC flux calculations. Most …

Mineralogy as a potential driver of irregular radiocarbon patterns among Icelandic riverine carbon pools

N Gallarotti, L Bröder, J Lattaud… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluvial export of organic carbon (OC) from the terrestrial biosphere to the ocean forms a key
component of the carbon cycle. This involves particulate and dissolved phases of organic …

Nutrient limitation affects biofilm enzymatic activities in a glacier-fed river

N Martyniuk, MS Souza, M Bastidas Navarro… - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
In many mountain ranges of the world, glaciers provide water from melt to rivers. Also,
glacier-fed rivers receive different tributaries that differ in turbidity and canopy. In this …

Organic versus inorganic carbon exports from glacier and permafrost watersheds in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

C Yu, Y Li, H Jin, Q Ma, Z Yu, K Shi, X Li, G Chen - Aquatic Geochemistry, 2021 - Springer
In a warming climate, land-to-water carbon mobilization is increasing in glacier and
permafrost area. To identify the connection between exported river carbon content and the …

Clarifying the fate of dissolved organic carbon in turbid glacier meltwater rivers in Svalbard via a series of incubations

ZY Zhu - Biogeochemistry, 2022 - Springer
The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of Svalbard's glacier meltwater has received limited
attention. Due to the northward ocean current, terrestrial DOC output from Svalbard …

The influence of land cover, including Nootka lupin, on organic carbon exports in east Icelandic rivers

H Lehnhart-Barnett, S Waldron - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Fluvial dissolved and particulate organic carbon concentrations,[DOC] and [POC], were
measured weekly in two contrasting catchments in east Iceland in June and July 2016 …

Nutrient Dynamics in the Polar Ice Sheets and Mountain Glaciers: A Review

MS Shamurailatpam, AL Ramanathan… - … of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Glaciers located in the polar and mountain regions are known for their significant role as
hydrologic reservoirs and nutrient pools. Nutrient cycles in such extreme environments are …