An experimental assessment of active and passive dispersal of red snow algae on the Harding Icefield, southcentral Alaska
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DOI: 10.1080/15230430.2024.2370905
Abstract: ABSTRACT Red snow algae seasonally color glacier and alpine snow surfaces with characteristic red blooms. These blooms significantly reduce the albedo of the snow surface resulting in increased snow ablation. The global cryosphere is sensitive… read more here.
Keywords: snow algae; surface; assessment active; experimental assessment ... See more keywords
Phylogeny and lipid profiles of snow-algae isolated from Norwegian red-snow microbiomes.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad057
Abstract: Abstract Snow algae blooms often form green or red coloured patches in melting alpine and polar snowfields worldwide, yet little is known about their biology, biogeography, and species diversity. We investigated eight isolates collected from… read more here.
Keywords: algae isolated; snow algae; profiles snow; phylogeny lipid ... See more keywords
Microbial Community Analysis of Colored Snow from an Alpine Snowfield in Northern Japan Reveals the Prevalence of Betaproteobacteria with Snow Algae
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01481
Abstract: Psychrophilic algae blooms can be observed coloring the snow during the melt season in alpine snowfields. These algae are important primary producers on the snow surface environment, supporting the microbial community that coexists with algae,… read more here.
Keywords: red snow; algae; microbial community; community ... See more keywords