Microbial community composition of Arctic cryoconite holes

Lara Marie HÖSCHELER

Bachelor's thesis

Microbial community compostion of Arctic cryonite holes in relation to the dominant microfauna

Abstract:

Cryoconite holes on glaciers are small holes filled with water, and microorganisms, and they are important habitats found on the surface of many glaciers worldwide. However, little research has been conducted on how cryoconite holes in close proximity and distributed over the same glacier differ in their microbial composition. This thesis focuses on the microbial composition of Arctic cryoconite holes from Svalbard glaciers situated in close proximity. A particular focus is placed on the comparison of their composition to already existing literature.

Abstract:

Cryoconite holes on glaciers are small holes filled with water, and microorganisms, and they are important habitats found on the surface of many glaciers worldwide. However, little research has been conducted on how cryoconite holes in close proximity and distributed over the same glacier differ in their microbial composition. This thesis focuses on the microbial composition of Arctic cryoconite holes from Svalbard glaciers situated in close proximity. A particular focus is placed on the comparison of their composition to already existing literature.

Keywords

Arctic cryoconite holes, 16S rRNA gene, microbial composition, Svalbard, taxonomic composition

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 17. 8. 2023

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: Mgr. Marie Šabacká, Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

Faculty of Science

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Biological Chemistry / Biological Chemistry