ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017
Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems.
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- A global synthesis of biodiversity responses to glacier retreat.Nature ecology & evolution · 2019Pooled it
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- Microbial community structure across freshwater ecosystem types in a high-altitude region, Zhongar Alatau, Kazakhstan.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Cold comfort for change: Stream mats as biological indicators of ecosystem processes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.Journal of phycology · 2026Review
- Current and projected effects of climate change in cryosphere microbial ecosystems.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Spatial and temporal variability of supraglacial algae on an Alpine glacier (Forni Glacier, Italy).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Experimental insights in taxon-specific functional responses to droughts in glacier-fed stream biofilms.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Genome-centric metagenomes unveiling microbial functional potential in a glacier river in the Mount everest.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Diverse drought responses and evidence for stress priming in glacier-fed stream bacteria.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Diversity and transmission processes of potentially pathogenic bacterial communities in the East Rongbuk Glaciers, Mt. Everest.Current research in microbial sciences · 2026Article
- Population Structure and Ecological Niches of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Upper Yarlung Zangbo River.Biology · 2025Article
- Glaciers in California's Sierra Nevada are likely disappearing for the first time in the Holocene.Science advances · 2025Article
- Microbial communities in glacial lakes of Glacier National Park, MT, USA.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Glaciers cover ∼10% of the Earth's land surface, but they are shrinking rapidly across most parts of the world, leading to cascading impacts on downstream systems. Glaciers impart unique footprints on river flow at times when other water sources are low. Changes in river hydrology and morphology caused by climate-induced glacier loss are projected to be the greatest of any hydrological system, with major implications for riverine and near-shore marine environments. Here, we synthesize current evidence of how glacier shrinkage will alter hydrological regimes, sediment transport, and biogeochemical and contaminant fluxes from rivers to oceans. This will profoundly influence the natural environment, including many facets of biodiversity, and the ecosystem services that glacier-fed rivers provide to humans, particularly provision of water for agriculture, hydropower, and consumption. We conclude that human society must plan adaptation and mitigation measures for the full breadth of impacts in all affected regions caused by glacier shrinkage.
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