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

• Published in: Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Stibal, Marek, Tranter, Martyn, Benning, Liane G., Řehák, Josef
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: glacier; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01620.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1462-2920.2008.01620.x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01620.x/fullpdf

Summary Cryoconite holes are unique freshwater environments on glacier surfaces, formed when solar‐heated dark debris melts down into the ice. Active photoautotrophic microorganisms are abundant within the holes and fix inorganic carbon due to the availability of liquid water and solar radiation. Cr...