Microbial Communities in Volcanic Glacier Ecosystems

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Eva Garcia-Lopez, Fatima Ruiz-Blas, Silvia Sanchez-Casanova, Sonia Peña Perez, Maria Luisa Martin-Cerezo, Cristina Cid
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: bacteria; glacier; volcano; microbial communities; ecology; Microbiology; QR1-502; Pacific; Kamchatka Peninsula; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceland; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.825632; https://doaj.org/article/eec576b1c99945b3a722308fa0bd12cb

Glaciers constitute a polyextremophilic environment characterized by low temperatures, high solar radiation, a lack of nutrients, and low water availability. However, glaciers located in volcanic regions have special characteristics, since the volcanic foci provide them with heat and nutrients that...