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Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4957-2026
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
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03 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 03 Sep 2026

Distinct phototrophic community structure on a Central Asian glacier: predominance of filamentous cyanobacteria and absence of glacier algae (Ancylonema spp.)

Yunjie Chen, Nozomu Takeuchi, Sota Tanaka, Saifei Li, Weizhen Zhang, Xingyu Huang, and Zhongqin Li

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Photosynthetic microbes can darken snow and ice, accelerating glacier melt. While well studied in the Arctic, this process remains poorly understood in dust-rich Central Asian glaciers. We investigated microbial communities on a Tien Shan glacier across a melt season. Snow algae dominated early, but cyanobacteria prevailed once bare ice was exposed. Unlike the Arctic, typical glacier algae were absent, indicating a distinct ecosystem that may influence regional melting and water resources.
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