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Cryosphere Microbiome Biobanks for Mountain Glaciers in China

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  • Anzhou Ma

    (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
    College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Jiejie Zhang

    (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
    Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
    Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing 101400, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Guohua Liu

    (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
    College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Xuliang Zhuang

    (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
    Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Guoqiang Zhuang

    (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
    College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

Abstract

The glaciers in China have an important role as one of the most climate-sensitive constituents of the Tibetan Plateau which is known as the Asian Water Tower. Although the cryosphere is one of the most extreme environments for organisms, the soils of the glacier foreland harbor surprisingly rich microbiomes. A large amount of accelerated glacier retreat accompanied by global warming will not only raise the sea level, but it will also lead to the massive release of a considerable amount of carbon stored in these glaciers. The responses of glacier microbiomes could alter the biogeochemical cycle of carbon and have a complex impact on climate change. Thus, understanding present-day and future glacier microbiome changes is crucial to assess the feedback on climate change and the impacts on ecosystems. To this end, we discuss here the diversity and biogeochemical functions of the microbiomes in Chinese mountain glacier ecosystems.

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  • Anzhou Ma & Jiejie Zhang & Guohua Liu & Xuliang Zhuang & Guoqiang Zhuang, 2022. "Cryosphere Microbiome Biobanks for Mountain Glaciers in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-18, March.
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