Regional context, internal structure, and microbiological investigation of the Lone Peak Rock Glacier, Big Sky, Montana

• Main Author: Florentine, Caitlyn Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Mark L. Skidmore, Mark Skidmore, Marvin Speece, Curtis Link, William Locke, Christina Carr, and Colin Shaw were co-authors of the article, 'The role of geology in rock-glacier distribution and internal structure: a case study from SW Montana' in the journal 'Journal of geophysical research earth surface' which is contained within this thesis., Mark Skidmore and Scott Montross were co-authors of the article, 'Rock-glacier ice as a microbial habitat' in the journal 'Journal of glaciology' which is contained within this thesis.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science 2011
• Subjects: Rock glaciers; Permafrost; Ice; Geomicrobiology; Lone; permafrost
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/1264

This thesis is the first to the author's knowledge to conduct a holistic investigation of the physical, chemical and microbial properties of a rock glacier. The Lone Peak Rock Glacier (LPRG) is located in the Madison Range of southwest Montana on Big Sky Resort property. This thesis focuses on...