Biocryomorphology: Integrating Microbial Processes with Ice Surface Hydrology, Topography, and Roughness
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Department of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Derby, UK, 2 Institute of Biological, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK, 3 Interdisciplinary Centre for Environmental Microbiology, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK, Department of Geology, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway, Department of Geography, Centre for Glaciology, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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