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TY - JOUR
T1 - Life on ice
AU - Wynn, Peter
PY - 2006/3/1
Y1 - 2006/3/1
N2 - Glaciers and ice sheets in areas such as Arctic and Atlantic regions with sub-zero temperatures have proved to have thriving populations of microorganisms. These microbes are found within the cold winter snowpack and in small cylindrical melt pools on the surface of glaciers or as a biofilm. Microbes are also found within meltwaters, bursting out under pressure from beneath glaciers, where they thrive despite the extreme temperatures and pressures. These microbes influence nutrient cycling by feeding on nutrients and organic matter washed in from the surface of the glacier. Glacier microorganisms can help biologists to understand biochemical cycling and how nutrients are transferred to neighboring freshwater and marine ecosystems.
AB - Glaciers and ice sheets in areas such as Arctic and Atlantic regions with sub-zero temperatures have proved to have thriving populations of microorganisms. These microbes are found within the cold winter snowpack and in small cylindrical melt pools on the surface of glaciers or as a biofilm. Microbes are also found within meltwaters, bursting out under pressure from beneath glaciers, where they thrive despite the extreme temperatures and pressures. These microbes influence nutrient cycling by feeding on nutrients and organic matter washed in from the surface of the glacier. Glacier microorganisms can help biologists to understand biochemical cycling and how nutrients are transferred to neighboring freshwater and marine ecosystems.
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:33645975199
VL - 2006
JO - Planet Earth
JF - Planet Earth
SN - 1479-2605
IS - SPRING
ER -