Microbial habitat dynamics and ablation control on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf

Abstract The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf (83°02′N, 74°00′W) is an ∼40 m thick ice feature that occupies a large embayment along Canada's northernmost coast. Sediments cover 10% of its surface and provide a habitat for diverse microbial communities. These assemblages form an organo‐sedimentary matrix (m...

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Published in:Hydrological Processes
Main Authors: Mueller, Derek R., Vincent, Warwick F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6113
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