Diatoms in cryoconite holes and adjacent proglacial freshwater sediments, Nordenskiöld glacier (Spitsbergen, High Arctic)

• Main Authors: Vinšová, Petra, Pinseel, Eveline, Kohler, Tyler J., de Vijver, Bart Van, Žárský, Jakub D., Kavan, Jan, Kopalová, Kateřina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2015
• Subjects: ecology; limnology; lakes; cryosphere; Svalbard; polar region; Arctic; Greenland; Billefjorden; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12871

Cryoconite holes are small, extreme habitats, widespread in the ablation zones of gla-ciers worldwide. They can provide a suitable environment for microorganisms including bacteria, cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, and invertebrates. Diatoms have been previously recovered from cryoconite holes of Greenl...