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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2805-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2805-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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14 Jul 2023
Research article |
| 14 Jul 2023
| 14 Jul 2023
Lichen species across Alaska produce highly active and stable ice nucleators
Rosemary J. Eufemio
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University,
Boise, ID 83725, USA
Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University,
Boise, ID 83725, USA
Ingrid de Almeida Ribeiro
Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Todd L. Sformo
Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Gary A. Laursen
High Latitude Mycological Research Institute, University of Montana,
Missoula, MT 59801, USA
Valeria Molinero
Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Janine Fröhlich-Nowoisky
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Mischa Bonn
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Konrad Meister
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University,
Boise, ID 83725, USA
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Effect of viral infection on the ice nucleation efficiency of marine coccolithophores A. Alsante et al. 10.1080/02786826.2024.2420675
- Genome‐wide differentiation corresponds to climatic niches in two species of lichen‐forming fungi E. Wong et al. 10.1111/1462-2920.16703
- High interspecific variability in ice nucleation activity suggests pollen ice nucleators are incidental N. Kinney et al. 10.5194/bg-21-3201-2024
- Ice-nucleating particles active below −24 °C in a Finnish boreal forest and their relationship to bioaerosols F. Vogel et al. 10.5194/acp-24-11737-2024
- Measurement report: The ice-nucleating activity of lichen sampled in a northern European boreal forest U. Proske et al. 10.5194/acp-25-979-2025
- Clothing Textiles as Carriers of Biological Ice Nucleation Active Particles C. Teska et al. 10.1021/acs.est.3c09600
- Polyol-Induced 100-Fold Enhancement of Bacterial Ice Nucleation Efficiency G. Renzer et al. 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c07422
- Microfluidics for the biological analysis of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles: Perspectives and challenges M. Tarn et al. 10.1063/5.0236911
- Aggregation of ice-nucleating macromolecules from Betula pendula pollen determines ice nucleation efficiency F. Wieland et al. 10.5194/bg-22-103-2025
- Linking biogenic high-temperature ice nucleating particles in Arctic soils and streams to their microbial producers L. Jensen et al. 10.5194/ar-3-81-2025
Latest update: 30 Mar 2025
Short summary
Lichens, the dominant vegetation in the Arctic, contain ice nucleators (INs) that enable freezing close to 0°C. Yet the abundance, diversity, and function of lichen INs is unknown. Our screening of lichens across Alaska reveal that most species have potent INs. We find that lichens contain two IN populations which retain activity under environmentally relevant conditions. The ubiquity and stability of lichen INs suggest that they may have considerable impacts on local atmospheric patterns.
Lichens, the dominant vegetation in the Arctic, contain ice nucleators (INs) that enable...
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