Biogeochemically diverse organic matter in Alpine glaciers and its downstream fate
Biogeochemically diverse organic matter in Alpine glaciers and its downstream fate
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Glaciers store and transform organic carbon, which, on release, could support downstream microbial life. An analysis of 26 glaciers in the European Alps suggests that a significant fraction of glacier organic matter is available for microbial consumption.
Besides their role in the hydrological cycle
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, glaciers could play an important rol...
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Biogeochemically diverse organic matter in Alpine glaciers and its downstream fate
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1113230402
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1113230402
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1752-0894
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1752-0908
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10.1038/ngeo1581
