Biogeochemical Evolution of Cryoconite Holes on Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Bagshaw, Elizabeth A., Tranter, Martyn, Fountain, Andrew G., Welch, Kathleen A., Basagic, Hassan J., Lyons, W. Berry
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: PDXScholar 2007
• Subjects: McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica); Glaciers > Antarctica > Taylor Valley; Microbial ecology > Antarctica; Biogeochemistry > Cold regions; Environmental Sciences; Geology; Glaciology; Austral; Canada; Canada Glacier; Glacier Taylor; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier*
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geog_fac/15; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=geog_fac

The cryoconite holes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys are simple, closed biogeochemical systems involving water, ice, mineral and organic debris, which serve as ecosystems for consortia of microorganisms. This study is the first to document the seasonal and annual chemical evolution of solutes in cryoconi...