First evidence of microplastic contamination in the supraglacial debris of an alpine glacier

Roberto Ambrosini, Roberto Sergio Azzoni, Francesca Pittino, +3

Environmental Pollution

MicroplasticsGlacierEngineeringGeomorphologyFirst Evidence +6

Cryoconite – From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces

Piotr Rozwalak, Paweł Podkowa, Jakub Buda, +30

The Science of The Total Environment

Glacier algae foster ice-albedo feedback in the European Alps

Biagio Di Mauro, Roberto Garzonio, Giovanni Baccolo, +6

Scientific Reports

A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing

Krzysztof Zawierucha, Dorota L. Porazinska, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, +24

Journal of Zoology

BiologyBiodiversityGlacierEngineeringMolecular Ecology +13

Bacterial communities of cryoconite holes of a temperate alpine glacier show both seasonal trends and year-to-year variability

Francesca Pittino, Maurizio Maglio, Isabella Gandolfi, +4

Annals of Glaciology

GlacierEngineeringCryoconite HolesPolar EnvironmentsGlacial Process +18

The development of terrestrial ecosystems emerging after glacier retreat

Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Silvio Marta, Alessia Guerrieri, +46

Nature

GlacierGlacier RetreatEngineeringGlaciologyCryosphere +4

Early ecological succession patterns of bacterial, fungal and plant communities along a chronosequence in a recently deglaciated area of the Italian Alps

Andrea Franzetti, Francesca Pittino, Isabella Gandolfi, +8

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Bacteria contribute to pesticide degradation in cryoconite holes in an Alpine glacier

Claudia Ferrario, Francesca Pittino, Ilario Tagliaferri, +7

Environmental Pollution

Freeze-thaw CyclingGlacierEngineeringMedicineCryoconite Holes +6

The Retreat of Mountain Glaciers since the Little Ice Age: A Spatially Explicit Database

Silvio Marta, Roberto Sergio Azzoni, Davide Fugazza, +42

Data

Historical GeographyGlacierEngineeringGeomorphologyGlacial Process +18

Microplastic contamination of supraglacial debris differs among glaciers with different anthropic pressures

Arianna Crosta, Beatrice De Felice, Diego Antonioli, +13

The Science of The Total Environment

MicroplasticsGlacierEngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMarine Pollution +8