Elevated bacterial abundance and exopolymers in saline frost flowers and implications for atmospheric chemistry and microbial dispersal

• Main Authors: J.S. Bowman, J.W. Deming
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2014
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > MICROSCOPES; FIELD SURVEY; SHIP; STATION; 30 METERS TO 100 METERS; DAILY TO WEEKLY; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:82513911-7e43-4ca7-b0c3-507db9e0b7f9

Frost flowers (FF) have been studied for their potential influence on ice-surface reflectivity and roles in atmospheric chemistry, but not as microbial habitats. We examined FF grown in a freezer laboratory from a bacteria-containing saline solution and FF formed naturally in the coastal (April) and...