Microbial community composition and the transformation of dissolved organic matter in supraglacial environments

• Main Author: Smith, Heidi Jean
• Other Authors: Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Christine Foreman, Markus Dieser and Christine Foreman were co-authors of the article, 'Organic matter shapes community compositon in glacial environments' submitted to the journal 'International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)' which is contained within this dissertation., Rachel Foster, Diane McKnight, John Lisle, Daniela Tienken, Marcel Kuypers and Christine Foreman were co-authors of the article, 'Microbial formation of labile glacial organic carbon' submitted to the journal 'Nature geosciences' which is contained within this dissertation., Michelle Tigges, Juliana D'Andrilli, Albert Parker, Brian Bothner and Christine Foreman were co-authors of the article, 'Supraglacial dissolved organic matter: a labile but unsustainable carbon source' submitted to the journal 'Limnology and oceanography' which is contained within this dissertation., Amber Schmidt, Rachel Foster, Sten Littmann, Marcel Kuypers and Christine Foreman were co-authors of the article, 'Biofilms on glacial surfaces: hotspots for biological activity' submitted to the journal 'Nature biofilms and microbiomes' which is contained within this dissertation.
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture 2016
• Subjects: Microorganisms; Carbon; Biogeochemistry; Organic compounds; Cotton Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/13796

Relating microbial community composition to ecosystem function is a fundamental goal in ecological analyses, with physico-chemical parameters largely controlling this relationship. This investigation aimed to elucidate the impact of physicochemical factors on biodiversity in glacial habitats, with a...