A Taxon-Wise Insight Into Rock Weathering and Nitrogen Fixation Functional Profiles of Proglacial Systems

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Gilda Varliero, Alexandre M. Anesio, Gary L. A. Barker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: forefield; soil; microbial succession; rock weathering; nitrogen fixation; functional profiles; Microbiology; QR1-502; Arctic; Svalbard; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Storglaciären; Global warming
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.627437; https://doaj.org/article/1c6a3dee0f804239aceca65578641417

The Arctic environment is particularly affected by global warming, and a clear trend of the ice retreat is observed worldwide. In proglacial systems, the newly exposed terrain represents different environmental and nutrient conditions compared to later soil stages. Therefore, proglacial systems show...