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Microorganisms Associated With Dust on Alpine Snow

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العنوان: Microorganisms Associated With Dust on Alpine Snow
المؤلفون: Zoe R. Courville, Ross M. Lieblappen, Alison K. Thurston, Robyn A. Barbato, John M. Fegyveresi, Lauren B. Farnsworth, Jeff Derry, R. M. Jones, Stacey J. Doherty, Shelby A. Rosten
المصدر: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 8 (2020)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: dust, microbes, snow, micro-computed tomography, microstructure, Science
الوصف: We investigated snow microstructure and microbial composition from snow samples collected from western Colorado, a region that experiences frequent dust-on-snow deposition events. We developed a methodology to quantify the amount, size, and location of dust particles within the snow matrix through analysis of X-ray micro-computed tomography data. Concurrently, we determined the microbial composition in sampled dust layers through DNA sequencing. We found that dust particles were generally embedded in the snow grains, with a small fraction of the dust particles' surface area exposed to air. Microbial community composition varied more by alpine site rather than residence time of the dust within the snowpack, with the recently deposited dust layer harboring both the highest diversity and highest concentration of dust particles. The presence of microbiota in the dust-impacted snowpack has important implications for snowpack stability, melting, and biogeochemistry.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2296-6463
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00122/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.00122
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/f2b79f5bfaab4090998c1c31208d53e2
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.f2b79f5bfaab4090998c1c31208d53e2
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:22966463
DOI:10.3389/feart.2020.00122