Cross‐Range Comparison of Supraglacial Microbial Communities Between Gongga and Gangrigabu Mountains, Southeast Tibetan Plateau
Yang Hu, Qiao Liu, Xuyang Lu · 2026
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Yang Hu, Qiao Liu, and Xuyang Lu compare microbes living on glaciers in a 2026 study. The debris that covers some glaciers hosts rich life despite cold, thin air, and scarce food. Warming now threatens these little-known communities. The team sampled five debris-covered glaciers in two ranges of the southeast Tibetan Plateau.
Gene reading named the bacteria and fungi in the debris. A few families dominated each group, showing that specialist communities do form on glacier surfaces. Debris from one range held notably less varied bacteria, likely filtered by soil acidity and carbon levels. Fungal variety differed little between ranges. The study maps how place and chemistry shape life on melting ice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yang Hu, Qiao Liu, Xuyang Lu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |