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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL
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At the River Ecosystem Laboratory, we are still fascinated by high-mountain streams around the globe, working at the interface between geoscience, microbial ecology, and several other delights.
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jul 29
Great to see this paper being published. The diatoms that grow on Africa's roof. Great work, dear Hristina and Tyler @@depecocu.bsky.social‬!! www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Glacier-fed stream diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda, with the description of one new species from the genus Neidium: Diatom Research: Vol 40 , No 3 - Get Access
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jun 26
@riverepfl.bsky.social‬ New paper on the Vanishing Glaciers Project out in academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a.... Last of an amazing series that @massb23.bsky.social‬ led! Bravo again, dear Massimo!!
Glacier influence shapes the genomic architecture of the downstream aquatic microbiome
Abstract. The factors and processes that shape microbial genomes and determine the success of microbes in different environments have long attracted scient
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Leïla Ezzat @layeb.bsky.social · May 19
Un grand merci à @alpinemag.bsky.social & @zchrf.bsky.social pour avoir mis en lumière les travaux du projet collaboratif Vanishing Glaciers - @riverepfl.bsky.social. Pensées pour nos collaborateurs, porteurs et guides qui ont permis à ces expeditions de voir le jour.
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Alpine Mag @alpinemag.bsky.social · May 19
Alors que les glaciers fondent à grande vitesse, un écosystème invisible mais essentiel s’efface avec eux : les microorganismes des rivières glaciaires. Le projet Vanishing Glaciers explore cette biodiversité pour en dresser le 1er atlas mondial avant qu’elle ne disparaisse. ✍️ @zchrf.bsky.social
Vanishing Glaciers : l’ultime inventaire des rivières glaciaires
Alpine Mag | montagne et aventure
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Mar 24
The #GlacierStewardshipProgram presented at the #WorldGlacierDay. Curious? Get the full story here youtu.be/DCPIclaiMCs.
Still curious? Contact [email protected]
The Glacier Stewardship Program
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Mar 24
So great to see this being published, dear Giulia!! Thanks so much.
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Giulia Grandi @giuliagrandi.bsky.social · Mar 24
The time that water spends to travel across the catchment isn’t just a driver of DOC concentration, but it also shapes its quality and reactivity in a low-order alpine stream.

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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Mar 24
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@arwynedwards.bsky.social Comment on technical interventions to reduce glacier melt published now. Thanks all!
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Glaciers are not just blocks of ice — plans to save them mustn’t overlook their hidden life
As glaciers begin to disappear, technological fixes to slow or halt ice melt are emerging. But regulations are urgently required before these fixes are used widely.
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FEMS @femsmicro.org · Mar 21
Celebrating World Day of Glaciers and their importance for our freshwater supply 💧

David Touchette explains in this #FEMSmicroBlog how microbes and their biofilms impact water quality while they respond to climate-induced changes. #MicrobiologyEvents
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Mar 20
Right in time for the UN International Glacier Day: nice contribution on the latest findings from the Vanishing Glaciers Project by @layeb.bsky.social & @riverepfl.bsky.social in theconversation.com/fonte-des-gl...
Fonte des glaciers : une diversité biologique invisible menacée
Avec la disparition progressive des glaciers sous l’effet du changement climatique, c’est bien plus que de l’eau qui disparaît. Rivières et ruisseaux alimentés par l’eau de fonte nourrissent une diver...
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Mar 4
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I consider sharing the link to Prof. Sachs brilliant speech at the European Parliament as a moral obligation. Please, listen to it carefully and distribute it further. Thank you.
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‘Europe needs an independent foreign policy’: Professor Jeffrey Sachs at European Parliament
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Feb 2
@riverepfl.bsky.social is seeking postdocs performing research on mountain stream biogeochemistry. Please, see advertisement below.
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Feb 2
Predicting the future of glacier-fed streams and their microbiome by @riverepfl.bsky.social, @layeb.bsky.social, @susheelbusi.bsky.social and friends in www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Well, well done dear Massimo!!!
Predicting climate-change impacts on the global glacier-fed stream microbiome - Nature Communications
Little is known about how climate change impacts glacier-fed streams (GFSs) microbiomes. Here, using a modelling framework based on global GFS metagenomic, climatic and environmental data the authors ...
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jan 5
...quite some work today 😀. Yet another great piece from the @riverepfl.bsky.social Vanishing Glaciers Project, by Aileen , @susheelbusi.bsky.social @layeb.bsky.social and many others. A fresh look on the BGCs in glacier-fed streams. Well done, Aileen👋!

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Deciphering the biosynthetic landscape of biofilms in glacier-fed streams
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jan 5

...and David's paper on climate change impacts on mountain stream biofilms out in FEMS Microbial Ecology. A unique experiment by a unique @riverepfl.bsky.social team. First findings from our @snsf-ch.bsky.social SENTINEL project. Congrats all!!
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Experimental evidence on the impact of climate-induced hydrological and thermal variations on glacier-fed stream biofilms
Abstract. Climate change is predicted to alter the hydrological and thermal regimes of high-mountain streams, particularly glacier-fed streams. However, re
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jan 5
What a start into the New Year👋! Yet another very cool METALP paper out - by Luis and Nic! New insights into synchronicity of DOC in high-mountain streams. Great conceptual thinking, stats and lots and lots of sensor data.....Enjoy!
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Synchrony dynamics of dissolved organic carbon in high‐mountain streams: Insights into scale‐dependent processes
In high-mountain landscapes, organic carbon (OC) is often limited and heterogeneously stored in poorly developed soils, snow, ground ice, and glaciers. Climate change influences the dynamics of OC mo....
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jan 5
...more from the Vanishing Glaciers project, also with @susheelbusi.bsky.social @layeb.bsky.social: Greg's awesome metagenomic insights into the glacier-fed stream microbiome are out now. What a bewildering biofilm mode of life up there☺️! Well done all!
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Mapping the metagenomic diversity of the multi-kingdom glacier-fed stream microbiome - Nature Microbiology
Thousands of metagenome-assembled genomes from the Vanishing Glaciers project showcase the interactions between prokaryotes, algae, fungi and viruses in glacier-fed stream environments.
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River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · Jan 5
New insights into the microbiome of the world's glacier-fed streams. Amazing work by @layeb.bsky.social and @susheelbusi.bsky.social and many others! Thanks all friends and colleagues around the globe! Also the great Nomis Foundation for continuous support!
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Diversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams - Nature
Leveraging metabarcoding and metagenomics, a survey of bacteria in the benthic microbiome across 152 glacier-fed streams (GFSs) provides a global reference for future climate-change microbiology studi...
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