Primary productivity of snow algae communities on stratovolcanoes of the Pacific Northwest.

ABSTRACT: 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 cycles, to gain insight into microbiome composition and function in alpine glacial systems overriding volcanic terrains, and to constrain potential elemental sequestration or release through weathering processes associated with snow algae communities, we examined the microbial community structure and primary productivity of snow algae communities on stratovolcanoes in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Nort

SUBMITTER: Hamilton TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324535 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature