Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland
The retreat of glaciers in response to climate change has major impacts on the hydrology and ecosystems of glacier forefield catchments. Microbes are key players in ecosystem functionality, supporting the supply of ecosystem services that glacier systems provide. The interaction between surface and...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/9c923444-ba3c-4198-bb90-e1b00d47065d 2023-05-15T16:21:37+02:00 Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland Purkamo, Lotta Dochartaigh, Brighid Ó MacDonald, Alan Cousins, Claire 2022-07-13 application/pdf https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/following-the-flow--microbial-ecology-in-surface-and-groundwaters-in-the-glacial-forefield-of-a-rapidly-retreating-glacier-in-iceland(9c923444-ba3c-4198-bb90-e1b00d47065d).html https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16104 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/25677/1/Purkamo_2022_EM_MicrobialEcology_CC.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Purkamo , L , Dochartaigh , B Ó , MacDonald , A & Cousins , C 2022 , ' Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland ' , Environmental Microbiology , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16104 article 2022 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16104 2022-10-31T06:44:01Z The retreat of glaciers in response to climate change has major impacts on the hydrology and ecosystems of glacier forefield catchments. Microbes are key players in ecosystem functionality, supporting the supply of ecosystem services that glacier systems provide. The interaction between surface and groundwaters in glacier forefields has only recently gained much attention, and how these interactions influence the microbiology is still unclear. Here, we identify the microbial communities in groundwater from shallow (<15m deep) boreholes in a glacial forefield floodplain (‘sandur’) aquifer at different distances from the rapidly retreating Virkisjökull glacier, Iceland, and with varying hydraulic connectivity with the glacial meltwater river that flows over the sandur. Groundwater communities are shown to differ from those in nearby glacial and non-glacial surface water communities. Groundwater-meltwater interactions and groundwater flow dynamics affect the microbial community structure, leading to different microbial communities at different sampling points in the glacier forefield. Groundwater communities differ from those in nearby glacial and non-glacial surface waters. Functional potential for microbial nitrogen and methane cycling was detected, although the functional gene copy numbers of specific groups were low. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Iceland University of St Andrews: Research Portal Environmental Microbiology 24 12 5840 5858 |
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The retreat of glaciers in response to climate change has major impacts on the hydrology and ecosystems of glacier forefield catchments. Microbes are key players in ecosystem functionality, supporting the supply of ecosystem services that glacier systems provide. The interaction between surface and groundwaters in glacier forefields has only recently gained much attention, and how these interactions influence the microbiology is still unclear. Here, we identify the microbial communities in groundwater from shallow (<15m deep) boreholes in a glacial forefield floodplain (‘sandur’) aquifer at different distances from the rapidly retreating Virkisjökull glacier, Iceland, and with varying hydraulic connectivity with the glacial meltwater river that flows over the sandur. Groundwater communities are shown to differ from those in nearby glacial and non-glacial surface water communities. Groundwater-meltwater interactions and groundwater flow dynamics affect the microbial community structure, leading to different microbial communities at different sampling points in the glacier forefield. Groundwater communities differ from those in nearby glacial and non-glacial surface waters. Functional potential for microbial nitrogen and methane cycling was detected, although the functional gene copy numbers of specific groups were low. |
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Purkamo, Lotta Dochartaigh, Brighid Ó MacDonald, Alan Cousins, Claire Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland |
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Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland |
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Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland |
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Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland |
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Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland |
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Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland |
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following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in iceland |
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https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/following-the-flow--microbial-ecology-in-surface-and-groundwaters-in-the-glacial-forefield-of-a-rapidly-retreating-glacier-in-iceland(9c923444-ba3c-4198-bb90-e1b00d47065d).html https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16104 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/25677/1/Purkamo_2022_EM_MicrobialEcology_CC.pdf |
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Purkamo , L , Dochartaigh , B Ó , MacDonald , A & Cousins , C 2022 , ' Following the flow – microbial ecology in surface- and groundwaters in the glacial forefield of a rapidly retreating glacier in Iceland ' , Environmental Microbiology , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16104 |
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