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Glaciers around the world support diverse, thriving ecosystems (Rosvold 2016; Hotaling et al. 2017a). Though dominated by microbial life, glaciers also provide key habitat for larger macroinvertebrates (Hotaling et al.… Click to show full abstract
Glaciers around the world support diverse, thriving ecosystems (Rosvold 2016; Hotaling et al. 2017a). Though dominated by microbial life, glaciers also provide key habitat for larger macroinvertebrates (Hotaling et al. 2019) and vertebrates (e.g., Rosvold 2016). However, the ecology of larger organisms on glaciers, including trophic connections among them, remains largely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly pressing in light of the rapid, ongoing glacier recession occurring in mountain ecosystems (Roe et al. 2017).
Journal Title: Ecology
Year Published: 2019
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