Microbial Community Abundance and Metabolism Close to the Ice-Water Interface of the Blomstrandbreen Glacier (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard): A Sampling Survey Using an Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Maria Papale, Gabriella Caruso, Giovanna Maimone, Rosabruna La Ferla, Angelina Lo Giudice, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Alessandro Cosenza, Filippo Azzaro, Roberta Ferretti, Rodolfo Paranhos, Anderson Souza Cabral, Massimo Caccia, Angelo Odetti, Giuseppe Zappalà, Gabriele Bruzzone, Maurizio Azzaro
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: microbial abundance; microbial activity; unmanned autonomous vehicle; glacier; Svalbard; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Blomstrandbreen; Svalbard Archipelago; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030556

Polar marine environments host a complex assemblage of cold-adapted auto- and heterotrophic microorganisms that affect water biogeochemistry and ecosystem functions. However, due to logistical difficulties, remote regions like those in close proximity to glaciers have received little attention, resu...