Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats
The Earth's cryosphere comprises those regions that are cold enough for water to turn into ice. Recent findings show that the icy realms of polar oceans, glaciers and ice sheets are inhabited by microorganisms of all three domains of life, and that temperatures below 0 °C are an integral force...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:38654 2024-09-15T18:35:20+00:00 Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats Boetius, Antje Anesio, Alexandre M. Deming, Jody W. Mikucki, Jill A. Rapp, Josephine Z. 2015-09-07 https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38654/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45960 unknown NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Boetius, A. orcid:0000-0003-2117-4176 , Anesio, A. M. , Deming, J. W. , Mikucki, J. A. and Rapp, J. Z. orcid:0000-0001-5812-6405 (2015) Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats , Nature Reviews Microbiology, 13 , pp. 677-690 . doi:10.1038/nrmicro3522 <https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3522> , hdl:10013/epic.45960 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess EPIC3Nature Reviews Microbiology, NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 13, pp. 677-690, ISSN: 1740-1526 Article isiRev info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3522 2024-06-24T04:12:21Z The Earth's cryosphere comprises those regions that are cold enough for water to turn into ice. Recent findings show that the icy realms of polar oceans, glaciers and ice sheets are inhabited by microorganisms of all three domains of life, and that temperatures below 0 °C are an integral force in the diversification of microbial life. Cold-adapted microorganisms maintain key ecological functions in icy habitats: where sunlight penetrates the ice, photoautotrophy is the basis for complex food webs, whereas in dark subglacial habitats, chemoautotrophy reigns. This Review summarizes current knowledge of the microbial ecology of frozen waters, including the diversity of niches, the composition of microbial communities at these sites and their biogeochemical activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice The Cryosphere Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Nature Reviews Microbiology 13 11 677 690 |
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The Earth's cryosphere comprises those regions that are cold enough for water to turn into ice. Recent findings show that the icy realms of polar oceans, glaciers and ice sheets are inhabited by microorganisms of all three domains of life, and that temperatures below 0 °C are an integral force in the diversification of microbial life. Cold-adapted microorganisms maintain key ecological functions in icy habitats: where sunlight penetrates the ice, photoautotrophy is the basis for complex food webs, whereas in dark subglacial habitats, chemoautotrophy reigns. This Review summarizes current knowledge of the microbial ecology of frozen waters, including the diversity of niches, the composition of microbial communities at these sites and their biogeochemical activities. |
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Boetius, Antje Anesio, Alexandre M. Deming, Jody W. Mikucki, Jill A. Rapp, Josephine Z. Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats |
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Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats |
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Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats |
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Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats |
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Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats |
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microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats |
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