11 The cryoconite biome

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. Contributing authors xv
5. 1 Microbial carbon dioxide and methane turnover and the permafrost carbon feedback 1
6. 2 Functional response of microbial communities to permafrost thaw 27
7. 3 Genomic inventory of permafrost microorganisms 43
8. 4 Microbial nitrogen cycling in permafrost soils: implications for atmospheric chemistry 53
9. 5 Methanosarcina soligelidi – a multi-resistant archaeon from Siberian permafrost 113
10. 6 Biochemical adaptations to the permafrost environment: lipolytic enzymes from Psychrobacter cryohalolentis K5^T 141
11. 7 Microbial ecology of mountain permafrost: The Alps 153
12. 8 Microbial ecology of Alpine frozen ground: the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 173
13. 9 Microbial assemblies of Arctic freshwater systems 197
14. 10 Plant-associated microbes in the Arctic 213
15. 11 The cryoconite biome 227
16. 12 Glacial surfaces: functions and biogeography 239
17. 13 Microbial dynamics in forefield soils following glacier retreat 253
18. Index 265