What color should glacier algae be? An ecological role for red carbon in the cryosphere
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy007
Abstract: ABSTRACT Red‐colored secondary pigments in glacier algae play an adaptive role in melting snow and ice. We advance this hypothesis using a model of color‐based absorption of irradiance, an experiment with colored particles in snow,… read more here.
Keywords: glacier algae; red colored; role; colored particles ... See more keywords