Illuminating the functional rare biosphere of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s Dark Zone
J. K. Gokul, K. A. Cameron, T. D. L. Irvine-Fynn, J. M. Cook, A. Hubbard, M. Stibal, M. Hegarty, L. Mur, A. Edwards
The paper analyzes microbial communities in the Greenland Ice Sheet’s Dark Zone using 16S rRNA gene and cDNA data to reveal the role of rare taxa in albedo reduction and melting.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology