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Biogeochemical evolution of ponded meltwater in a High Arctic subglacial tunnel
Ashley J. Dubnick
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT 59717, USA
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada
Rachel L. Spietz
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
Brad D. Danielson
Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A
0E8, Canada
Mark L. Skidmore
Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT 59717, USA
Eric S. Boyd
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
Dave Burgess
Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A
0E8, Canada
Charvanaa Dhoonmoon
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada
Martin Sharp
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada
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Short summary
At the end of an Arctic winter, we found ponded water 500 m under a glacier. We explored the chemistry and microbiology of this unique, dark, and cold aquatic habitat to better understand ecology beneath glaciers. The water was occupied by cold-loving and cold-tolerant microbes with versatile metabolisms and broad habitat ranges and was depleted in compounds commonly used by microbes. These results show that microbes can become established beneath glaciers and deplete nutrients within months.
At the end of an Arctic winter, we found ponded water 500 m under a glacier. We explored the...
