Glaciers are retreating globally, and the resulting ice-free areas provide an experimental
system for understanding species colonization patterns, community formation, and …

Glacier shrinkage and the development of post-glacial ecosystems related to anthropogenic
climate change are some of the fastest ongoing ecosystem shifts, with marked ecological …

In glacier forefields, the chronosequence approach is used to investigate ecological,
biogeochemical and physical features of autogenic successional change as a function of …

Glaciers represent a unique inventory of microbial genetic diversity and a record of
evolution. The Tibetan Plateau contains the largest area of low-latitude glaciers and is …

Mountains are global biodiversity hotspots where cold environments and their associated
ecological communities are threatened by climate warming. Considerable research attention …

Cryoconite is a mixture of mineral and organic material covering glacial ice, playing
important roles in biogeochemical cycles and lowering the albedo of a glacier surface …

Alpine glaciers in the low-and mid-latitudes respond more quickly than large polar ice
sheets to changes in temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, humidity, and radiation. Many …

Retreating glaciers, icons of climate change, release new potential habitats for both aquatic
and terrestrial organisms. High‐elevation species are threatened by temperature increases …

The global cryosphere, Earth's frozen water, is in precipitous decline. The ongoing and
predicted impacts of cryosphere loss are diverse, ranging from disappearance of entire …

Glaciers are retreating worldwide, exposing new terrain to colonization by plants. Recently-
deglaciated terrains have been a subject of ecological studies for a long time, as they …