Glacier surface habitats

Elizabeth A. Bagshaw; Marek Stibal; Alexandre M. Anesio; Chris Bellas; Martyn Tranter; Jon Telling; Jemma L. Wadham

doi:10.1079/9781845938147.0155

Glacier surface habitats

Elizabeth A. Bagshaw^*, Marek Stibal, Alexandre M. Anesio, Chris Bellas, Martyn Tranter, Jon Telling, Jemma L. Wadham

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This chapter focuses on life on glacier surface, in the supraglacial environment. It examines the types of ecosystems that exist on glacier surfaces worldwide, and the key differences between these habitat types in different climatic zone. The chapter also discusses the dominant species found in glacial surface ecosystems, and explains the biogeochemical processes that prevail on glacier surfaces as a result of this microbial activity. Finally, the potential impacts of the microbial processes in glacier surface ecological niches on the surrounding environment and on ecosystems that are fed by glacier melt, are also presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life at Extremes: Environments, Organisms and Strategies for Survival
Publisher	CABI Publishing
Pages	155-175
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	9781845938147
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845938147.0155
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2012

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