Cryoconite

Permafrost thawing in organic Arctic soils accelerated by ground heat production

(2015) Jørgen Hollesen et al.   Nature Climate Change

The nitrogen cycle in cryoconites: naturally occurring nitrification-denitrification granules on a glacier

(2014) Takahiro Segawa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Geographical variations in Sr and Nd isotopic ratios of cryoconite on Asian glaciers

(2014) Naoko Nagatsuka et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Coupled cryoconite ecosystem structure-function relationships are revealed by comparing bacterial communities in alpine and Arctic glaciers

(2014) Arwyn Edwards et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Spring thaw ionic pulses boost nutrient availability and microbial growth in entombed Antarctic Dry Valley cryoconite holes

(2014) Jon Telling et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Understanding the dynamics of black carbon and associated contaminants in glacial systems

(2014) Andrew J. Hodson   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water

Do Cryoconite Holes have the Potential to be Significant Sources of C, N, and P to Downstream Depauperate Ecosystems of Taylor Valley, Antarctica?

(2013) Elizabeth A. Bagshaw et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

A frozen asset: The potential of flow cytometry in constraining the glacial biome

(2013) Tristram D. L. Irvine-Fynn et al.   CYTOMETRY PART A

Large cryoconite aggregates on a Svalbard glacier support a diverse microbial community including ammonia-oxidizing archaea

(2013) Jakub D Zarsky et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Viral impacts on bacterial communities in Arctic cryoconite

(2013) Christopher M Bellas et al.   Environmental Research Letters

A metagenomic snapshot of taxonomic and functional diversity in an alpine glacier cryoconite ecosystem

(2013) Arwyn Edwards et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Diversity, cold active enzymes and adaptation strategies of bacteria inhabiting glacier cryoconite holes of High Arctic

(2013) Purnima Singh et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

High diversity and potential origins of T4-type bacteriophages on the surface of Arctic glaciers

(2013) Christopher M. Bellas et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Antifreeze protein activity in Arctic cryoconite bacteria

(2013) Purnima Singh et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Molecular evidence for an active endogenous microbiome beneath glacial ice

(2013) Trinity L Hamilton et al.   ISME Journal

Microbial biodiversity in glacier-fed streams

(2013) Linda Wilhelm et al.   ISME Journal

A blue-ice ecosystem on the margins of the East Antarctic ice sheet

(2013) Andy Hodson et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

Observations of cryoconite hole system processes on an Antarctic glacier

(2013) SHELLEY A MACDONELL et al.   REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL

Analytical studies on the environmental state of the Svalbard Archipelago provide a critical source of information about anthropogenic global impact

(2013) Katarzyna Kozak et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Comparative analysis of morphological, mineralogical and spectral properties of cryoconite in Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, and Canada Glacier, Antarctica

(2013) M. Tedesco et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Initial field observations on Qaanaaq ice cap, northwestern Greenland

(2013) Shin Sugiyama et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Stable isotopic evidence for nitrification and denitrification in a High Arctic glacial ecosystem

(2012) A. H. Ansari et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Contemporary glacigenic inputs to the dust cycle

(2012) Joanna E. Bullard   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Microbial cell budgets of an Arctic glacier surface quantified using flow cytometry

(2012) T. D. L. Irvine-Fynn et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Atmospheric deposition studies of heavy metals in Arctic by comparative analysis of lichens and cryoconite

(2012) Shiv Mohan Singh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Darkening of the mid-Himalaya glaciers since 2000 and the potential causes

(2012) Jing Ming et al.   Environmental Research Letters

A distinctive fungal community inhabiting cryoconite holes on glaciers in Svalbard

(2012) Arwyn Edwards et al.   Fungal Ecology

Comparison of cryoconite organic matter composition from Arctic and Antarctic glaciers at the molecular-level

(2012) Brent G. Pautler et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Photophysiology and albedo-changing potential of the ice algal community on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet

(2012) Marian L Yallop et al.   ISME Journal

An improved estimate of microbially mediated carbon fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet

(2012) J.M. Cook et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

Biological processes on glacier and ice sheet surfaces

(2012) Marek Stibal et al.   Nature Geoscience

Biogeochemically diverse organic matter in Alpine glaciers and its downstream fate

(2012) Gabriel A. Singer et al.   Nature Geoscience

Anthropogenic aerosols as a source of ancient dissolved organic matter in glaciers

(2012) Aron Stubbins et al.   Nature Geoscience

Carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycling potentials of supraglacial cryoconite communities

(2012) Karen A. Cameron et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

High-Latitude Dust Over the North Atlantic: Inputs from Icelandic Proglacial Dust Storms

(2012) J. M. Prospero et al.   SCIENCE

Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in glacier environments

(2012) Takahiro Segawa et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Using FTIR spectroscopy to characterise the soil mineralogy and geochemistry of cryoconite from Aldegondabreen glacier, Svalbard

(2011) Harry Langford et al.   APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY

Using network analysis to explore co-occurrence patterns in soil microbial communities

(2011) Albert Barberán et al.   ISME Journal

Nitrogen fixation on Arctic glaciers, Svalbard

(2011) Jon Telling et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Controls on the autochthonous production and respiration of organic matter in cryoconite holes on high Arctic glaciers

(2011) Jon Telling et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

In situ quantification of supraglacial cryoconite morphodynamics using time-lapse imaging: an example from Svalbard

(2011) Tristram D.L. Irvine-Fynn et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

Cultured bacterial diversity and human impact on alpine glacier cryoconite

(2011) Yung Mi Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Environmental Controls on Microbial Abundance and Activity on the Greenland Ice Sheet: A Multivariate Analysis Approach

(2011) Marek Stibal et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Characterization of yeast and filamentous fungi isolated from cryoconite holes of Svalbard, Arctic

(2011) Purnima Singh et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Glaciers and ice sheets as a biome

(2011) Alexandre M. Anesio et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Sr, Nd and Pb stable isotopes of surface dust on Ürümqi glacier No. 1 in western China

(2011) Naoko Nagatsuka et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

The microstructure and biogeochemistry of Arctic cryoconite granules

(2011) Harry Langford et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Measuring rates of gross photosynthesis and net community production in cryoconite holes: a comparison of field methods

(2011) J. Telling et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Carbon fluxes through bacterial communities on glacier surfaces

(2011) Alexandre M. Anesio et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

The cryoconite ecosystem on the Greenland ice sheet

(2011) Andy Hodson et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

The mass–area relationship within cryoconite holes and its implications for primary production

(2011) J. Cook et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Organic matter content and quality in supraglacial debris across the ablation zone of the Greenland ice sheet

(2011) Marek Stibal et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Structure and formation process of cryoconite granules on Ürümqi glacier No. 1 , Tien Shan, China

(2011) Nozomu Takeuchi et al.   ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Elemental carbon deposition to Svalbard snow from Norwegian settlements and long-range transport

(2011) Borgar Aamaas et al.   TELLUS SERIES B-CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY

Sediment Melt-Migration Dynamics in Perennial Antarctic Lake Ice

(2010) Steven M. Jepsen et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

Multiple sources supply eolian mineral dust to the Atlantic sector of coastal Antarctica: Evidence from recent snow layers at the top of Berkner Island ice sheet

(2010) Aloys Bory et al.   EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

Ice‐marginal sediment delivery to the surface of a high‐arctic glacier: austre brøggerbreen, svalbard

(2010) Philip R. Porter et al.   GEOGRAFISKA ANNALER SERIES A-PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Possible interactions between bacterial diversity, microbial activity and supraglacial hydrology of cryoconite holes in Svalbard

(2010) Arwyn Edwards et al.   ISME Journal

Mudball: Surface dust and Snowball Earth deglaciation

(2010) Dorian S. Abbot et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

The structure, biological activity and biogeochemistry of cryoconite aggregates upon an Arctic valley glacier: Longyearbreen, Svalbard

(2010) Andy Hodson et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

The ablation zone in northeast Greenland: ice types, albedos and impurities

(2010) Carl Egede Bøggild et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

Rapid quantification of cryoconite: granule geometry and in situ supraglacial extents, using examples from Svalbard and Greenland

(2010) Tristram D.L. Irvine-Fynn et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

The contemporary physical and chemical flux of aeolian dust: A synthesis of direct measurements of dust deposition

(2009) Corey R. Lawrence et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Microorganisms in the atmosphere over Antarctica

(2009) David A. Pearce et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Minerals in soil select distinct bacterial communities in their microhabitats

(2009) Jennifer K. Carson et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Aeolian sediment flux from sea ice into Southern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

(2009) C.B. Atkins et al.   GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE

High microbial activity on glaciers: importance to the global carbon cycle

(2009) ALEXANDRE M. ANESIO et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Accumulation of anthropogenic radionuclides in cryoconites on Alpine glaciers

(2009) A. Tieber et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY

Temporal and spatial variations in spectral reflectance and characteristics of surface dust on Gulkana Glacier, Alaska Range

(2009) Nozomu Takeuchi   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

Retreating alpine glaciers: increased melt rates due to accumulation of dust (Vadret da Morteratsch, Switzerland)

(2009) J. Oerlemans et al.   JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY

Glaciers as a source of ancient and labile organic matter to the marine environment

(2009) Eran Hood et al.   NATURE

Sources and molecular composition of cryoconite organic matter from the Athabasca Glacier, Canadian Rocky Mountains

(2009) Yunping Xu et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Black soot and the survival of Tibetan glaciers

(2009) Baiqing Xu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The formation and hydrological significance of cryoconite holes

(2009) Shelley MacDonell et al.   PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Characteristics of Surface Dust on Ürümqi Glacier No. 1 in the Tien Shan Mountains, China

(2008) Nozomu Takeuchi et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

Speciation, phase association and potential bioavailability of phosphorus on a Svalbard glacier

(2008) Marek Stibal et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

LOOKING BACK: An Evolving History of Arctic Aerosols

(2008) Timothy J. Garrett et al.   BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

GLACIAL ECOSYSTEMS

(2008) Andy Hodson et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Microbial primary production on an Arctic glacier is insignificant in comparison with allochthonous organic carbon input

(2008) Marek Stibal et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microorganisms, mineral surfaces, and aquatic environments: Learning from the past for future progress

(2008) M. DITTRICH et al.   Geobiology

Mrakiella cryoconiti gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, anamorphic, basidiomycetous yeast from alpine and arctic habitats

(2008) R. Margesin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY