Microbial Communities in Volcanic Glacier Ecosystems

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Garcia-Lopez, Eva, Ruiz-Blas, Fatima, Sanchez-Casanova, Silvia, Peña Perez, Sonia, Martin-Cerezo, Maria Luisa, Cid, Cristina
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Microbiology; Deception Island; Kamchatka Peninsula; Pacific; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier; Iceland; Kamchatka
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9084427/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.825632

Glaciers constitute a polyextremophilic environment characterized by low temperatures, high solar radiation, a lack of nutrients, and low water availability. However, glaciers located in volcanic regions have special characteristics, since the volcanic foci provide them with heat and nutrients that...