Snow algae drive productivity and weathering at volcanic rock-hosted glaciers
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Primary productivity of snow algae communities on stratovolcanoes of the Pacific Northwest
The majority of geomicrobiological research conducted on glacial systems to date has focused on glaciers that override primarily carbonate or granitic bedrock types, with little known of the processes that support microbial life in glacial systems overriding volcanic terrains (e.g., basalt or andesite). To better constrain the role of the supraglacial ecosystems in the carbon and nitrogen cycle...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0016-7037
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.12.024