Debris-rich basal ice as a microbial habitat, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.

• Main Authors: Montross, Scott N, Skidmore, Mark L., Christner, Brent C., Samyn, Denis, Tison, Jean-Louis, Lorrain, Reginald, Doyle, Shawn M., Fitzsimons, Sean
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Sciences exactes et naturelles; biogeochemical cycling; sediments; subsurface microbiology; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/149227

Two ∼4 m vertical sequences of basal ice were collected from tunnels dug into the northern lateral margin of Taylor Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. In both cases the basal sequences exhibit two contrasting ice facies groups; clean (debris-free) and banded dispersed (debris-rich). Debris-ri...