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The paper experimentally demonstrates that algal pigmentation, specifically astaxanthin, significantly reduces snow reflectance, independent of cell abundance and developmental stage.

This study examines how elevation affects snow algal blooms and their impact on albedo reduction across two mountain ranges.

This study compares DNA extraction methods for snow algae, finding that ultrasonication improves DNA yield and community profile accuracy in low-biomass samples.

This study examines how different snow algae taxa and their pigments affect snow albedo and energy balance in a single snow patch.

The paper tests how nitrogen and phosphorus ratios affect snow algae growth and finds that phosphorus is more critical than nitrogen for bloom productivity.