Following the flow-Microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland.

ABSTRACT: The retreat of glaciers in response to climate change has major impacts on the hydrology and ecosystems of glacier forefield catchments. Microbes are key players in ecosystem functionality, supporting the supply of ecosystem services that glacier systems provide. The interaction between surface and groundwaters in glacier forefields has only recently gained much attention, and how these interactions influence the microbiology is still unclear. Here, we identify the microbial communities in groundwater from shallow (<15 m deep) boreholes in a glacial forefield floodplain ('sandur') aquifer at different distances from the rapidly retreating Virkisjökull glacier, Iceland, and with varying hydraulic connectivity with the glacial meltwater river that flows over the sandur. Groundwater communiti

SUBMITTER: Purkamo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature