Table 1.
Sampling dates for bacterial abundance and production of each habitat categorized by time as pre- snowline retreat (i.e., snow covered the surface ice), early ablation period (June 2017), mid ablation period (July 2016), and late ablation period (August 2016).
| Ablation period | Habitat | Sampling date |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-snow line retreat | Snow pit | 02.06.17 |
| Early ablation season | Surface ice | 13.06.17 24.06.17 |
| Ice core | 11.06.17 22.06.17 |
|
| Mid ablation season | Cryoconite sediment | 16.07.16 22.07.16 |
| Surface ice | 16.07.16 | |
| Late ablation season | Cryoconite sediment | 31.07.16 15.08.16 |
| Surface ice | 15.08.16 |