Publications

Forjanes, Perez, Berryman, Syczewski and Benning (2025). Textural and chemical inheritance during a pseudomorphic double mineral transformation. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, DOI:10.7185/geochemlet.2513

Rossel, Antony, Mourot, Dittmar, Anesio, Tranter and Benning (2025). Dynamics of organic matter in algal blooms on the Greenland ice sheet. Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-92182-7

Antony, Rossel, Feord, Dittmar, Tranter, Anesio and Benning (2025). Extraction Strategies for Profiling the Molecular Composition of Particulate Organic Matter on Glacier Surfaces. Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:10.1021/acs.est.4c10088

Williamson, Anesio, Benning and Tranter (2025). New method provides first evidence of fine-scale in situ heterogeneity in glacier algal photophysiology. European Journal of Phycology, DOI:10.1080/09670262.2024.2440372

Halbach, Kitzinger, Hansen, Littmann, Benning, Bradley, Whitehouse, Olofsson, Mourot, Tranter, Kuypers, Ellegaard-Jensen and Anesio (2025). Single-cell imaging reveals efficient nutrient uptake and growth of microalgae darkening the Greenland Ice Sheet. Nature Communications, DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-56664-6

Chevrollier, Wehrlé, Cook, Guillet, Benning, Anesio and Tranter (2025). Mapping red algal blooms and their albedo-reducing effect on seasonal snowfields at Hardangervidda, Southern Norway. Frontiers in Earth Science, DOI:10.3389/feart.2025.1508719

Doting, Stevens, Kellerman, Rossel, Antony, McKenna, Tranter, Benning, Spencer, Hawkings and Anesio (2025). Molecular-level characterization of supraglacial dissolved and water-extractable organic matter along a hydrological flow path in a Greenland Ice Sheet micro-catchment. Biogeosciences, DOI:10.5194/bg-22-41-2025

Jensen, Turpin-Jelfs, Tranter, Benning and Anesio (2024). Photophysiological response of glacier ice algae to abiotic stressors. Frontiers in Geochemistry, DOI:10.3389/fgeoc.2024.1436488

Peter EK, Jaeger C, Lisec Jan, Peters RS, Mourot R, Rossel PE, Tranter M, Anesio AM and Benning LG  (2024). Endometabolic profiling of pigmented glacier ice algae: the impact of sample processing. Metabolomics, DOI:10.1007/s11306-024-02147-6

Gill-Olivas B, Telling J and Tranter M (2024). Geochemical reactions initiated by subglacial abrasion of natural quartz and alkali feldspar. Frontiers in Earth Science, DOI:10.3389/feart.2024.1371128

Çiftçi O, Zervas A, Lutz S, Feord H, Keusching C, Leya T, Tranter M, Anesio AM and Benning LG (2024). Long-Read–Based Hybrid Genome Assembly and Annotation of Snow Algal Strain CCCryo 101-99 (cf. Sphaerocystis sp., Chlamydomonadales) . Genome Biology and Evolution, DOI:10.1093/gbe/evae140

Perini L, Sipes K, Zervas A, Bellas C, Lutz S, Moniruzzaman M, Mourot R, Benning LG, Tranter M & Anesio AM  (2024). Giant viral signatures on the Greenland ice sheet. Microbiome, DOI:10.1186/s40168-024-01796-y

Antony R, Mongad D, Sanyal A, Dhotre D and Thamban M (2024). Holed up, but thriving: Impact of multitrophic cryoconite communities on glacier elemental cycles. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 933, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173187

Anesio AM (2024). PROMBIO - Programme for monitoring glacier ice algae on the Greenland Ice Sheet: Notes and figures for the 2022 campaign. Technical Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, No. 314, https://dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dce.au.dk/Udgivelser/Tekniske_rapporter_300-349/TR314.pdf

Doting EL, Stevens IT, Kellerman AM, Rossel PE, Antony R, McKenna AM, Tranter M, Benning LG, Spencer RGM, Hawkings JR and Anesio AM (2024). Molecular level characterization of supraglacial dissolved organic matter sources and exported pools on the southern Greenland Ice Sheet. EGUsphere, DOI:10.5194/egusphere-2024-492

Doting EL, Jensen MB, Peter EK, Ellegaard-Jensen L, Tranter M, Benning LG, Hansen M and Anesio AM (2024). The exometabolome of microbial communities inhabiting bare ice surfaces on the southern Greenland Ice Sheet. Environmental Microbiology, DOI:10.1111/1462-2920.16574

Feng S, Cook JM, Naegeli K, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M (2023). The Impact of Bare Ice Duration and Geo-Topographical Factors on the Darkening of the Greenland Ice Sheet. GRL, DOI:10.1029/2023GL104894

Feng S, Wehrlé A, Cook JM, Anesio AM, Box JE, Benning LG and Tranter M (2023). The apparent effect of orbital drift on time series of MODIS MOD10A1 albedo on the Greenland ice sheet. Science of Remote Sensing, DOI:10.1016/j.srs.2023.100116

Feng S, Cook JM, Onuma Y, Naegeli K, Tan W, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M (2023). Remote sensing of ice albedo using harmonized Landsat and Sentinel 2 datasets: validation. International Journal of Remote Sensing , DOI:10.1080/01431161.2023.2291000

Jaarsma, Zervas, Sipes, Jiménez, Smith, Svendsen, Thøgersen, Stougaard, Benning, Tranter and Anesio (2023). The undiscovered biosynthetic potential of the Greenland Ice Sheet microbiome. Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1285791

Jaarsma, Sipes, Zervas, Jiménez, Smith, Svendsen, Ellegaard-Jensen, Thøgersen, Stougaard, Benning, Tranter and Anesio (2023). The Undiscovered Biosynthetic Potential of the Greenland Ice Sheet Microbiome. ARPHA Conference Abstracts 6, DOI:10.3897/aca.6.e108004

Remias D, Procházková L, Nedbalová L, Benning LG and Lutz S (2023). Novel insights in cryptic diversity of snow and glacier ice algae communities combining 18S rRNA gene and ITS2 amplicon sequencing. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiad134

Jaarsma, Sipes, Zervas, Jiménez, Ellegaard-Jensen, Thøgersen, Stougaard, Benning, Tranter and Anesio (2023). Exploring microbial diversity in Greenland Ice Sheet supraglacial habitats through culturing-dependent and -independent approaches. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiad119

Jensen MB, Perini L, Halbach L, Jakobsen H, Haraguchi L, Ribeiro S, Tranter M, Benning LG and Anesio AM (2023). The dark art of cultivating glacier ice algae. Botany Letters, DOI:10.1080/23818107.2023.2248235

Halbach L, Chevrollier L, Cook JM, Stevens IT, Hansen M, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M (2023). Dark ice in a warming world: advances and challenges in the study of Greenland Ice Sheet's biological darkening. Annals of Glaciology, DOI:10.1017/aog.2023.17

Feng S, Cook JM, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M (2023). Long time series (1984–2020) of albedo variations on the Greenland ice sheet from harmonized Landsat and Sentinel 2 imagery. Journal of Glaciology, DOI:10.1017/jog.2023.11

Çiftçi O, Wagemaker CAM, Mertens A, van Bodegom P, Pirovano W and Gravendeel B (2023). Genotyping by sequencing for estimating relative abundances of diatom taxa in mock communities. BMC Ecology and Evolution, DOI:10.1186/s12862-023-02104-2

Gil S, Feord HK and van Ooijen G (2023). Homologs of Ancestral CNNM Proteins Affect Magnesium Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity in a Model Eukaryotic Cell. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, DOI:10.3390/ijms24032273

Bradley JA, Trivedi CB, Winkel M, Mourot R, Lutz S, Larose C, Keuschnig C, Doting E, Halbach L, Zervas A, Anesio AM and Benning LG (2022). Active and dormant microorganisms on glacier surfaces. Geobiology, DOI:10.1111/gbi.12535

Stevens IT, Irvine-Fynn TDL, Edwards A, Mitchell AC, Cook JM, Porter PR, Holt TO, Huss M, Fettweis X, Moorman BJ, Sattler B and Hodson AJ  (2022). Spatially consistent microbial biomass and future cellular carbon release from melting Northern Hemisphere glacier surfaces. Communications Earth & Environment, DOI:10.1038/s43247-022-00609-0

Halbach L, Chevrollier L, Doting E, Cook JM, Jensen MB, Benning LG, Bradley JA, Hansen M, Lund-Hansen LC, Markager S, Sorrell BK, Tranter M, Trivedi CB, Winkel M and Anesio AM (2022). Pigment signatures of algal communities and their implications for glacier surface darkening. Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-22271-4

Chevrollier L, Cook JM, Halbach L, Jakobsen H, Benning LG, Anesio AM and Tranter M (2022). Light absorption and albedo reduction by pigmented microalgae on snow and ice. Journal of Glaciology, DOI:10.1017/jog.2022.64

Doting EL, Davie-Martin CL, Johansen A, Benning LG, Tranter M, Rinnan R and Anesio AM (2022). Greenland Ice Sheet Surfaces Colonized by Microbial Communities Emit Volatile Organic Compounds. Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2022.886293

Winkel M, Trivedi CB, Mourot R, Bradley JA, Vieth-Hillebrand A and Benning LG (2022). Seasonality of Glacial Snow and Ice Microbial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.876848

Trivedi CB, Keuschnig C, Larose C, Rissi DV, Mourot R, Bradley JA, Winkel M and Benning LG (2022). DNA/RNA Preservation in Glacial Snow and Ice Samples. Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2022.894893

Perini L, Gostinčar C, Likar M, Frisvad JC, Kostanjšek R, Nicholes M, Williamson C, Anesio AM, Zalar A and Gunde-Cimerman N (2022). Interactions of Fungi and Algae from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Environmental Microbiology, DOI:10.1007/s00248-022-02033-5

Sert MF, Niemann H, Reeves EP, Granskog MA, Hand KP, Kekäläinen T, Jänis J, Rossel PE, Ferré B, Silyakova A and Gründger F (2022). Compositions of dissolved organic matter in the ice-covered waters above the Aurora hydrothermal vent system, Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean. Biogeosciences, DOI:10.5194/bg-19-2101-2022

Lau GE, Trivedi CB, Grasby SE, Spear JR, Cosmidis J and Templeton AS (2022). Sulfur- and Iron-Rich Mineralogical Features Preserved in Permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic: Analogs for the Astrobiological Exploration of Mars. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, DOI:10.3389/fspas.2022.825019

Whicker CA, Flanner MG, Dang C, Zender CS, Cook JM and Gardner AS (2022). SNICAR-ADv4: a physically based radiative transfer model to represent the spectral albedo of glacier ice. The Cryosphere, DOI: 10.5194/tc-16-1197-2022

Holland AT, Williamson CJ, Tedstone AJ, Anesio AM, Tranter M and The Black and Bloom Group (2022). Dissolved Nitrogen Speciation and Concentration During Spring Thaw in the Greenland Ice Sheet Dark Zone: Evidence for Microbial Activity. Frontiers in Earth Science, DOI:10.3389/feart.2022.711560

Anesio AM and Cook JM (2022). Assessment of the impact of glacial algae and abiotic impurities on the melting of the Greenland ice sheet. Scientific Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy No. 481, http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR481.pdf

Tully BJ, Buongiorno J,  Cohen AB, Cram JA, Garber AI, Hu SK, Krinos AI, Leftwich PT, Marshall AJ, Sieradzki ET, Speth DR, Suter EA, Trivedi CB, Valentin-Alvarado LE and Weissman JL (2021). The Bioinformatics Virtual Coordination Network: An Open-Source and Interactive Learning Environment. Frontiers in Education, DOI:10.3389/feduc.2021.711618

Bohn N, Painter TH, Thompson DR, Carmon N, Susiluoto J, Turmon MJ, Helmlinger MC, Green RO, Cook JM and Guanter L (2021). Optimal estimation of snow and ice surface parameters from imaging spectroscopy measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112613.

Hotaling S, Lutz S, Dial RJ, Anesio AM, Benning LG, Fountain AG, Kelley JL, McCutcheon J, Skiles SM, Takeuchi N and Hamilton TL (2021). Biological albedo reduction on ice sheets, glaciers, and snowfields. Earth-Science Reviews, DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103728

McCutcheon, J., Lutz, S., Williamson, C., Cook, J.M., Tedstone, A.J., Vanderstraeten, A., Wilson, S.A., Stockdale, A., Bonneville, S., Anesio, A.M., Yallop, M.L., McQuaid, J.B., Tranter, M. and Benning, L.G. (2021). Mineral phosphorus drives glacier algal blooms on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20627-w