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<article-title>Biogeochemistry of the rare sulfidic glaciovolcanic cave system on Mount Meager, British Columbia, Canada</article-title>
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<bold>Reviewed by:</bold> <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1835285/overview">Mohammed Abdul Rasheed</ext-link>, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI), India</p>
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<corresp id="c001">&#x2a;Correspondence: Jill A. Mikucki, <email>jmikucki@utk.edu</email>
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<day>21</day>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright &#xa9; 2024 Clance, Shaffer, Cable, Stenner, Williams-Jones, Szynkiewicz, Paton, Graham, Vinnes and Mikucki.</copyright-statement>
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<abstract>
<p>The Mount Meager Volcanic Complex (Q&#x0313;welq&#x0313;wel&#x00FA;sten) is an active glacier-capped volcanic massif in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt (British Columbia) and the only known glaciovolcanic cave system in North America steadily releasing sulfur-rich gases. In September 2022, leveraging specialized cave explorer expertise, the fumarole-carved ice cave at the Job Glacier on Mt. Meager was surveyed. Direct measurements of fumarolic gas concentrations were taken at the source, with H<sub>2</sub>S &#x3e;200&#xa0;ppm, SO<sub>2</sub> &#x3e;100&#xa0;ppm, CO<sub>2</sub> &#x223c;5,200&#xa0;ppm, and CO &#x223c;230&#xa0;ppm. Snowpack and fumarole-associated sediments were characterized for microbial diversity, functional potential, and biogeochemistry including measurements of nutrients, major ions, dissolved organic and inorganic carbon concentrations as well as the stable isotope compositions of carbon, sulfur, hydrogen and oxygen. Green algae (Chlorophyta) dominated the snowpack, consistent with other Pacific Northwest glaciers. Representatives of Firmicutes were the most abundant bacterial sequences detected in our samples, contrasting with other glacier and snowpack samples which harbor abundant Sphingobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, and Alphaproteobacteria. Sediments and water collected inside the cave were mostly high in SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> (5.3&#x2013;185.2&#xa0;mg/L) and acidic (pH &#x3d; 3.6&#x2013;6.0), while most other major anions and cations were below detection of the method used. Snow at the cave entrance had more SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> (0.08&#xa0;mg/L) and lower pH (5.9) than snow collected at a distance (SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> undetectable, pH 7.6), suggesting influence by fumarole exhalations. Negative &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C values of organic matter (&#x2212;29.0&#x2030; to &#x2212;26.1&#x2030;, respectively) in sediments suggest <italic>in-situ</italic> microbial carbon transformations, findings that are supported by the presence of genes encoding complete heterotrophic and autotrophic carbon transformation pathways. The &#x3b4;<sup>34</sup>S value of H<sub>2</sub>S was &#x223c;0&#x2030;, suggesting a deep magmatic origin; however, both sulfur-oxidizing and sulfate-reducing microbial phyla were present in the sediment samples as were genes encoding both dissimilatory sulfur-oxidizing and sulfate-reducing pathways. Metagenomic data suggest diverse chemosynthetic lifestyles in the cave microbial community. This study provides insight on the microbiomes associated with a sulfidic glaciovolcanic system and identifies unique analog features for icy celestial bodies like Saturn&#x2019;s moon Enceladus, where cryovolcanic activity may carry biomarkers from the subsurface and deposit them on surface ice.</p>
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<title>1 Introduction</title>
<p>Glaciovolcanism is a collection of processes by which volcanic heat interacts with glacial ice at the Earth&#x2019;s surface (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B119">Smellie and Edwards, 2016</xref>). One such interaction is the formation of void spaces underneath ice, termed glaciovolcanic cave systems (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B121">Sobolewski et al., 2022</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B132">Unnsteinsson et al., 2024</xref>). Although glaciovolcanic caves are distributed globally in volcanic settings, they remain understudied. These cave systems provide access points to glacial interior environments, including the interfaces between basal ice and the underlying rock, referred to as the subglacial realm. This is a critical zone in the glacier ecosystem where microbial processes such as chemosynthesis and oxidation-reduction reactions including denitrification, methane oxidation, sulfur transformations, and methanogenesis appear to be enhanced (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B56">Hotaling et al., 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B66">Livingstone et al., 2022</xref>). Geothermal heat from fumaroles on glaciated volcano slopes can cause melting and form dramatic glaciovolcanic features. For example, on Mt. Erebus in Antarctica, volcanic heat and steam outgassing rapidly cool near the surface, forming extensive caves and towers (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B153">Curtis and Kyle, 2011</xref>). Mount Rainier, USA, has well-documented glaciovolcanic cave systems formed by subglacial fumarolic heat in the glaciated summit craters (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B35">Florea et al., 2021</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B127">Stenner et al., 2023</xref>). Measured volcanogenic gases within glaciovolcanic caves are typically dominated by CO<sub>2</sub> rather than sulfidic gases (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B128">Stenner et al., 2022</xref>).</p>
<p>Numerous investigations of cave geomicrobiology in karst settings show how functionally diverse microorganisms, including sulfur-, iron- and manganese-oxidizing bacteria shape the ecosystem (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B33">Northup and Lavoie, 2001</xref>), while the microbiology of surface fumarolic systems is less studied. Volcanic tephra heated by fumarolic gases in the Atacama Desert (Chile/Argentina) contained viable microorganisms, including photoautotrophs (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B28">Costello et al., 2009</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B122">Solon et al., 2018</xref>), while molecular studies of soils and mineral surfaces associated with fumaroles in the Gal&#xe1;pagos Islands found that pH controlled community composition selecting for abundant acidophiles (e.g., <italic>Sulfobacillus, Acidobacteria</italic>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B74">Mayhew et al., 2007</xref>). At Mt. Erebus, microbial community structure correlates with pH, and amplicon sequence data suggest chemolithotrophy is an important metabolic process (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B87">Noell et al., 2022</xref>). To date, one microbiological study has examined temperate fumarole steam directly, detecting DNA and viable microorganisms related to halophilic archaea (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B32">Ellis et al., 2008</xref>). Glaciovolcanic caves combine processes observed in caves, fumaroles, and subglacial settings (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B121">Sobolewski et al., 2022</xref>). However, little is known about the microbial ecology of these systems with existing studies of glaciovolcanic cave microbiology limited to Mt. St. Helens in Washington, USA (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">Anitori et al., 2011</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B26">Connell and Staudigel, 2013</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B130">Tebo et al., 2015</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B36">Fraser et al., 2018</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B121">Sobolewski et al., 2022</xref>).</p>
<p>Studies of the terrestrial cryosphere can inform our understanding of the potential ecology of astrobiological targets, such as ocean worlds, and can help us develop and test tools and operational concepts for future extraterrestrial missions (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B57">Howell et al., 2021</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B42">Glass et al., 2022</xref>). Ocean worlds are planetary bodies, such as Jupiter&#x2019;s moon Europa and Saturn&#x2019;s moon Enceladus, that harbor liquid water oceans below an icy shell (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B49">Hand et al., 2020</xref>) and are considered prime targets for astrobiological investigations (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B52">Hendrix et al., 2019</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B20">Cable et al., 2021</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B150">Vance et al., 2023</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B151">Cockell et al., 2024</xref>). Glaciovolcanic systems feature diverse extreme icy terrains including fissures, crevasses, and voids, providing features analogous to what may be expected on icy ocean world surfaces. In most terrestrial glacial settings, meltwater generally migrates from the glacier surface to the base through cracks and fissures known as moulins. There are very few cases where subsurface materials transit from the base to the surface (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9">Badgeley et al., 2017</xref>). Glaciovolcanic fumaroles provide a unique ocean world analog feature where reduced gases vent to the surface and a photic and oxidizing environment is encountered. This can serve as a potential analog for cryovolcanic plumes on ocean worlds, where venting delivers ocean fluids, and possibly biomarkers such as organic molecules (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B101">Postberg et al., 2018</xref>) or even cells (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B98">Perera and Cockell, 2023</xref>) from the deeper subsurface; cryovolcanic plumes have been observed on Enceladus and possibly Europa (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B31">Dougherty et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B50">Hansen et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B100">Porco et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B123">Spahn et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B131">Tokar et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B134">Waite et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B113">Roth et al., 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">Arnold et al., 2019</xref>).</p>
<p>Sub-ice realms are difficult to sample due to the logistical challenges of drilling through tens to hundreds of meters of ice, as well as the potential for contamination (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B115">Schuler and Mikucki, 2023</xref>). Glacier cave structures can provide access into the subglacial realm enabling the investigation of structural features and the direct collection of fumarole gases, sediments and ice for biogeochemical analyses. As such, access to subglacial realms via glaciovolcanic caves is operationally simpler and can facilitate the study of this poorly understood ecosystem.</p>
<p>The Mount Meager Volcano Complex (MMVC) is known as Q&#x0313;welq&#x0313;wel&#x00FA;sten in the local L&#xed;&#x13a;wat First Nation Language. In Ucwalm&#xed;cwts, Q&#x0313;welq&#x0313;wel&#x00FA;sten (Qual-qual-OSH-tin) means &#x201c;cooked face place&#x201d; or &#x201c;cooked fire place; &#x201d; Qwelqwel is a repetition, meaning &#x201c;very cooked,&#x201d; the suffix -us is used for &#x201c;face,&#x201d; &#x201c;hill,&#x201d; or &#x201c;fire&#x201d; (also suggesting &#x201c;personality&#x201d; or &#x201c;spirit&#x201d;), and the suffix -tn indicates a location, place, instrument or thing; mention of heat, cooking, hot springs, and landscape changes recur as key elements in L&#xed;lwat oral traditions about this massif (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B141">Wilson et al., 2024</xref>).</p>
<p>As part of the Mount Meager Volcano Project, we endeavored to explore, map, and sample glacier caves associated with a fumarole system in order to use these subsurface access points to 1) test robotic mapping and sensing capabilities, 2) take <italic>in situ</italic> measurements of the cave ecosystem, and 3) collect samples of subglacial sediments, glacial melt water, and snow that surrounds the fumarole for geochemical and microbiological analyses. The MMVC is a potentially valuable astrobiological analog feature in which to study the distribution and evolution of discharged subsurface materials, including nutrients and biosignatures, that may accumulate on surface ice and snow, interacting with the surficial chemistry and biota.</p>
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<title>2 Materials and methods</title>
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<title>2.1 Site description</title>
<p>Mt. Meager is a large, long-lived (&#x3e;1.9&#xa0;Ma), and active glacier-clad stratovolcano complex in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in the northern portion of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in southwestern British Columbia, Canada (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B108">Read, 1990</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B114">Russell et al., 2021</xref>). The last major explosive eruption at the MMVC occurred approximately 2,360&#xa0;years BP (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B25">Clague et al., 1995</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B53">Hickson et al., 1999</xref>). Currently, the MMVC experiences frequent landslides, ranging from small events almost annually to less frequent large slope failures (e.g., eight historical events, 10<sup>5</sup>&#x2013;5.3 x 10<sup>7</sup>&#xa0;m<sup>3</sup>), which may be exacerbated by glacial movement (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B37">Friele et al., 2008</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B110">Roberti et al., 2018</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B27">Connelly et al., 2024</xref>). At Job Glacier on the north side of Mt. Meager (50&#xb0;37&#x2032;54&#x2033;N, 123&#xb0;32&#x2032;26&#x2033;W), glacial ice overlies an active fumarole field with glaciovolcanic cave openings (near horizontal, lateral conduits and near vertical chimneys; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1A</xref>; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2A</xref>) which have been observed since 2015 (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B110">Roberti et al., 2018</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B132">Unnsteinsson et al., 2024</xref>). Due in part to this fumarolic activity, Mt. Meager has been classified as a <italic>Very High</italic> threat volcano in Canada (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B62">Kelman and Wilson, 2024</xref>). Job Glacier has experienced rapid loss of ice since 1987, downwasting by up to 50&#xa0;m and retreating at an average rate of 11&#xa0;m/yr between 1987 and 2016 (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B109">Roberti, 2018</xref>). Thinning of ice over the active fumarole field is a major contributing factor in the formation of these caves and release of fumarole-derived gases to the surface (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B132">Unnsteinsson et al., 2024</xref>).</p>
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<p>The Q&#x0313;welq&#x0313;wel&#x00FA;sten/Mount. Meager Volcano Complex system. <bold>(A)</bold> Plan-view and profile-view maps of the cave system at Job Glacier in September 2022. Approximate locations of sites sampled in this study are indicated. AC &#x3d; Above Cave, CE &#x3d; Cave Entrance. Approximate location of site AC is also shown on the inset surface image. <bold>(B)</bold> Location of Mt. Meager in British Columbia, Canada. <bold>(C)</bold> Satellite image of Job Glacier, MMVC. Marker indicates location of the September 2022 field survey. Image retrieved from Google Earth. <bold>(D)</bold> September 2022 survey team members at cave entrance on Job Glacier.</p>
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<label>FIGURE 2</label>
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<p>Sample collection at the Mt. Meager Glaciovolcanic cave system. <bold>(A)</bold> Aerial view of the cave system at Mt. Meager; <bold>(B)</bold> visibly pigmented snow surrounding the fumarole cave entrance with collection Above Cave (AC); <bold>(C)</bold> Cave Entrance (CE); <bold>(D)</bold> sample acquisition inside the ice cave with visible H<sub>2</sub>S vapors; <bold>(E)</bold> VNIR/SWIR reflectance measurement collection.</p>
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<title>2.2 Sample collection and <italic>in-Situ</italic> measurements</title>
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<title>2.2.1 Sampling site selection</title>
<p>A 3-day field survey of the glaciovolcanic cave system at Job Glacier was conducted in September 2022, which included mapping of the cave interior (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1A</xref>), <italic>in-situ</italic> measurements of select physical and geochemical parameters, and collection of sediment, water, and snow samples for biological and geochemical analyses. Sample sites, types, and their designated nomenclature are briefly described below with additional details in <xref ref-type="table" rid="T1">Table 1</xref>; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref>. Snow on and surrounding the west slope of the cave entrance featured visibly red streaks presumed to be snow algae (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figures 2A, B</xref>). An area approximately 50&#xa0;m NW uphill of the southern cave entrance, with a prominent red streak, was designated Above Cave (AC) snow and selected for sampling (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2B</xref>). The cave entrance formed an approximately 300-m<sup>2</sup> depression with both standing water and deposited sediments (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figures 2A, C</xref>). Snow within this area had a brown-yellow coloration. Snow with a yellow tint was collected from the wall of the depression designated Cave Entrance (CE) snow. Sediments inside the cave were sampled at sites selected to represent a diversity of environmental conditions such as apparent water saturation (or lack thereof) in sediments, concentration of volcanic gases, and sediment temperatures (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T1">Table 1</xref>). Two sites close to an active fumarole near the southern cave entrance were designated sites A and B; a pool of water near this fumarole was designated site B pool. A site downslope from this fumarole was designated site C, and a site further downslope in a lower level of the cave was designated site D (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref>).</p>
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<label>TABLE 1</label>
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<p>Description of samples collected inside and outside of the Q&#x0313;welq&#x0313;wel&#x00FA;sten cave.</p>
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<th align="left">Site</th>
<th align="left">Sample description</th>
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<td align="left">Above Cave (AC) - snow (external to cave)</td>
<td align="left">Red snow collected from dense snow algae bloom uphill from south cave entrance</td>
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<td align="left">Cave Entrance (CE) &#x2013; snow (external to cave)</td>
<td align="left">Green/yellow snow collected from cave south entrance slope within 10&#xa0;m of overhang</td>
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<td align="left">Site A - sediments (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">Large room with high ceiling, Floor of loose rock, boulders, and sediment. Sample of sediment from the first area of high temperature sediment (90.5&#xb0;C) located, approximately 5&#xa0;m from the fumarole vent at site B</td>
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<td align="left">Site B - sediments (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">Large room with high ceiling, Floor of loose rock, boulders, and sediment. Sample of sediment immediately adjacent to the fumarole vent (90.5&#xb0;C, &#x3e;200&#xa0;ppm H<sub>2</sub>S)</td>
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<td align="left">Site B - water (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">Low ceiling 1.5&#xa0;m high, pool of standing water near high H<sub>2</sub>S fumarolic area. Multiple drips from ceiling into pool. Sample of water was collected from the pool</td>
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<td align="left">Site C (Surface) - sediments (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">Ceiling 3&#xa0;m high, floor of sandy-looking sediment and no big rocks in the lateral conduit connecting the upper and lower levels of the cave. Surface sediment temperature of 66.5&#xb0;C</td>
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<td align="left">Site C (Below Surface) - sediments (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">As above but sample was collected after digging to 5&#xa0;cm depth in the sediment. Sediment temperature of 66.5&#xb0;C</td>
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<td align="left">Site D - sediments (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">A stream of water running over rocks and sediment in the lateral conduit, where the sediment was in the running water upstream of an area of heated ground at 36&#xb0;C (Site D Fumarole stream)</td>
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<td align="left">Site D - stream sediments (internal to cave)</td>
<td align="left">A stream of water running over an area of heated rocks and sediment in the lateral conduit, where the sediment was in the running water on an area of heated ground (36&#xb0;C)</td>
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<title>2.2.2 Cave exploration</title>
<p>The glaciovolcanic caves at Job Glacier were mapped and sampled by expert cave explorers which required the use of a specialized self-contained breathing apparatus. At each site, ground surface temperature was measured using a Seek Thermal Pro camera (instrument range &#x3d; &#x2212;40&#xb0;C&#x2013;330&#xb0;C &#xb1; 0.3&#xb0;C) and/or an Omega HH11B digital thermometer (instrument range &#x2212;20&#xb0;C&#x2013;1,372&#xb0;C &#xb1; 0.1&#xb0;C). Ambient air temperature and gas concentrations including H<sub>2</sub>S, CO<sub>2</sub>, O<sub>2</sub>, CO, SO<sub>2</sub>, and CH<sub>4</sub> were measured <italic>in-situ</italic> using body worn, calibrated RKI GX-6000 and GX-3R monitors with an upper detection limit of 200&#xa0;ppm (H<sub>2</sub>S), 10 vol% (CO<sub>2</sub>), 2000&#xa0;ppm (CO), 99.9&#xa0;ppm (SO<sub>2</sub>), 40% (O<sub>2</sub>), and 5% CH<sub>4</sub> (CH<sub>4</sub> expressed as LEL, lower explosive limit). RKI GX-6000 and GX-3R recorded gas and temperature measurements at 10&#xa0;s intervals.</p>
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<title>2.2.3 Sample collection and handling</title>
<p>Snow, glacier cave and fumarole materials including sediment, rocks, and ice were collected at each site using individually wrapped sterile scoops (Bel-Art) and transferred to sterile polyethylene bags (Whirl-Pak). All sediment samples were surficial except at site C where a sample from &#x223c;5&#xa0;cm depth was also taken. Materials were stored in a cooler and transported to our camp laboratory (&#x223c;2&#x2013;4&#xa0;h) where they were aseptically subsampled with sterile tools for additional analyses or stabilized. Collected sediment subsamples were designated for either molecular analysis, geochemistry, or direct counts of microbial cells and were stored at &#x2212;80&#xb0;C, &#x2212;20&#xb0;C, or &#x2b;4&#xb0;C, respectively and shipped at temperature to the University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA).</p>
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<sec id="s2-2-4">
<title>2.2.4 Physicochemical measurements</title>
<p>Chemical parameters of streams and melted snow samples were analyzed at our camp laboratory using an AquaTROLL 500 Multiparameter Sonde (<italic>In-Situ</italic> Inc.; PN: 0050770) outfitted with sensors for pH and oxidation-reduction potential (pH/ORP; PN: 0063470), conductivity (PN: 0063460) and rugged dissolved oxygen (RDO; PN: 0063450). Briefly, &#x223c;10&#xa0;mL of water or melted snow was transferred to a clean polypropylene sample container (Corning) and the sonde was submerged until all sensors were covered. pH was measured in a 2:1 water:sediment solution (10&#xa0;mL of ultrapure water added to 5&#xa0;g of sediment, stirred and equilibrated for 10&#xa0;min prior to measurements). Measurements were taken in Live mode and data points were averaged.</p>
<p>Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations in liquid and melted snow samples were determined using a Hygiena EnSURE Luminometer (V.2) and AquaSnap Total ATP Water Tests. Samples were transferred to ATP-free microcentrifuge tubes and measured following the manufacturer&#x2019;s protocol. All measurements were performed in triplicate and blank measurements were made using UltraPure water (Intermountain Life Sciences). Concentrations were recorded as relative light units (RLU) and converted to pmol/mL via a standard curve of an ATP standard (Thermo Scientific; <italic>R</italic>
<sup>
<italic>2</italic>
</sup> &#x3d; 0.9962). Chlorophyll <italic>a</italic> (CHLa) and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) were measured using a Turner Trilogy Fluorometer with a CHLa <italic>in vivo</italic> module (460&#xa0;nm) and a CDOM/FDOM module (365&#xa0;nm), respectively. CHLa relative fluorescence units (RFU) were converted to &#x3bc;g/L using a CHLa standard curve (Turner; <italic>R</italic>
<sup>
<italic>2</italic>
</sup> &#x3d; 0.9999). CDOM RFU were converted to mg/mL using an IHSS Suwannee River Fulvic Acid Standard II (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.humic-substances.org">www.humic-substances.org</ext-link>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B8">Averett et al., 1994</xref>; <italic>R</italic>
<sup>
<italic>2</italic>
</sup> &#x3d; 0.9963).</p>
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<sec id="s2-2-5">
<title>2.2.5 Spectral analyses</title>
<p>The composition of various snow and rock deposits, as well as rock samples collected from within the fumarole, was analyzed using an ASD TerraSpec Halo Mineral Identifier (Malvern Panalytical; see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2E</xref>). This handheld field instrument contains an internal broad-spectrum halogen light source and measures the visible to short wave infrared reflectance (350&#x2013;2,500&#xa0;nm, spectral resolution 3&#xa0;nm at 700&#xa0;nm, 9.8&#xa0;nm at 1,400&#xa0;nm, and 8.1&#xa0;nm at 2,100&#xa0;nm) of a sample surface. A white reference calibration was performed with Spectralon<sup>&#xae;</sup> prior to sample measurements, after which spectra were collected in triplicate. Each spectrum collected was an average of 50 scans for analyses performed at the field site, or 100 scans for analyses of samples returned to the camp laboratory. Spectra were splice corrected (splice correction gap &#x3d; 5, no experimental slope correction) and converted from relative to absolute reflectance in ViewSpec Pro (ver. 6.2) using a laboratory reference spectrum obtained with the same spectrometer (Unit 30241). Minerals identified by the TerraSpec Halo onboard spectral library (HaloStandard ver. 2.3) were cross-referenced against the USGS Spectral Library (Ver. 7; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B64">Kokaly et al., 2017</xref>).</p>
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</sec>
<sec id="s2-3">
<title>2.3 Geochemistry</title>
<p>Sediment extracts for soluble ion analyses (1:5 sediment:ultrapure water) were prepared from 10&#xa0;g of sediments by shaking in 50&#xa0;mL ultrapure water for 1&#xa0;h, then centrifugation at 26,200 x <italic>g</italic> for 15&#xa0;min. Sediment leachate, water and snowmelt samples were filtered through a 0.45&#xa0;&#x3bc;m polycarbonate filter for ion analysis; cations were acidified (5% HNO<sub>3</sub> final concentration). Major cation and anion concentrations in the water/snow samples were measured using Dionex ICS-2100 and Dionex ICS-2000 ion chromatographs (IC) in the Stable Isotope Laboratory of University of Tennessee with analytical precision of &#xb1;5%. Oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H) isotope compositions of water (&#x3b4;<sup>18</sup>O and &#x3b4;<sup>2</sup>H, respectively) were measured using a Los Gatos Research DLT-100 with analytical precision of &#xb1; 0.2&#x2030; for &#x3b4;<sup>18</sup>O and 0.7&#x2030; for &#x3b4;<sup>2</sup>H.</p>
<p>Samples were passed through a pre-combusted (4&#xa0;h at 450&#xb0;C) glass fiber filter (grade GF/F) into combusted amber glass vials for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) quantification and stored at &#x2212;20&#xb0;C until analyses. Concentrations and C isotope compositions (&#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C) of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and DOC in the water/snow samples were measured using the Thermo-Scientific Gas Bench II coupled with a Delta Plus XL isotope ratio mass spectrometer. In the first step, CO<sub>2</sub> gas headspace liberated by phosphoric acid was measured to determine the concentration and &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C of DIC. In the second step, the remaining water was bubbled with He gas for 5&#xa0;min at the rate of 100&#xa0;mL/min to remove any remaining DIC/CO<sub>2</sub>. The water was then oxidized to convert DOC into CO<sub>2</sub> using 0.8&#xa0;mL of 1&#xa0;N sodium persulfate. The water was heated in metal sleeves up to 90&#xb0;C&#x2013;100&#xb0;C for 1&#xa0;h, allowed to cool, and the concentration and &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C of DOC was determined. The analytical precision for &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C and wt% of DIC and DOC were &#xb1; 0.2&#x2030; and 0.2%, and &#xb1; 0.2&#x2030; and 0.6%, respectively.</p>
<p>Fumarolic H<sub>2</sub>S was reacted <italic>in-situ</italic> with a concentrated solution of zinc acetate and precipitated to zinc sulfide (ZnS). Sediments collected in the cave were air dried in the lab and ground using an agate mortar. The &#x3b4;<sup>34</sup>S of ZnS and bulk &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C of sediments were analyzed using a Costech EA coupled with a Delta Plus XL. Analytical precisions were &#xb1; 0.2&#x2030; for &#x3b4;<sup>34</sup>S and 0.1&#x2030; for &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C. &#x3b4;<sup>2</sup>H and &#x3b4;<sup>18</sup>O values are reported in units of per mil with respect to Standard Mean Ocean Water (V-SMOW), the &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C values to Pee Dee Belemnite (V-PDB), and the &#x3b4;<sup>34</sup>S values to Vienna Ca&#xf1;on Diablo Troilite (V-CDT).</p>
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<sec id="s2-4">
<title>2.4 Direct counts</title>
<p>Aliquots for cell enumeration were fixed with paraformaldehyde (final concentration 4%) and stored at &#x2b;4&#xb0;C until analysis. Direct counts of DNA-containing cells in both fixed snowmelt and sediment supernatant were conducted via microscopy (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B154">Mikucki and Priscu, 2007</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B104">Purcell et al., 2014</xref>). Approximately 1&#x2013;2&#xa0;g of sediment was suspended in sterile 1X Tris-borate-EDTA buffer and fixed with paraformaldehyde (final concentration 4%). The suspension was shaken on an orbital shaker at 100&#xa0;rpm and 10&#xb0;C&#x2013;15&#xb0;C for 30&#xa0;min, then centrifuged at 50&#xa0;<italic>g</italic> for 1&#xa0;h, and the resulting supernatant was collected for staining. Three technical replicates were prepared for each sample. 1&#x2013;2&#xa0;mL of the fixed sample were stained with SYBR Gold (Invitrogen) for 15&#xa0;min, then vacuum-filtered through a 25-mm black polycarbonate 0.2-&#x3bc;m membrane filter (Sterlitech) and observed by fluorescence on a Zeiss AXIO Imager two microscope. At least 30 100-&#x3bc;m square fields of view were counted for each sample, biovolume was calculated for select cells in each field. Direct counts were used to calculate cells/g of sediment.</p>
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<sec id="s2-5">
<title>2.5 DNA extraction and sequencing</title>
<p>Snow samples were melted at ambient temperature (&#x223c;21&#xb0;C) before subsampling. Aliquots of snow or water designated for nucleic acid sequencing (120&#x2013;600&#xa0;mL) were filtered through Sterivex filters (Millipore-Sigma), shipped frozen, and stored at &#x2212;80&#xb0;C until extraction. DNA was extracted from samples using the Dneasy PowerLyzer PowerSoil kit (Qiagen) following manufacturer recommendations with minor modifications; Lysing Matrix E bead-beating tubes (MP Biomedicals) were used instead of the provided bead-beating tubes. DNA was quantified with a Qubit 4 fluorometer (Invitrogen).</p>
<p>DNA samples (&#x2265;200&#xa0;ng) were sequenced by Novogene Corporation, Inc. (Sacramento, CA). Amplicon sequencing targeted the V3-V4 regions of the 16S rRNA gene (primers 341F&#x2013;CCTAYGGGRBGCASCAG, 806R&#x2013;GGACTACNNGGGTATCTAAT; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B22">Caporaso et al., 2011</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B63">Klindworth et al., 2012</xref>) and the V4 region of the 18S rRNA gene (primers 528F&#x2013;GCGGTAATTCCAGCTCCAA, 706R&#x2013;AATCCRAGAATTTCACCTCT; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B147">Xu et al., 2020</xref>) using the NovaSeq 6000 platform (Illumina) with 250-bp paired-end reads at 100,000 raw reads per sample. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was also performed by Novogene on the NovaSeq 6000 platform with 150-bp paired-end reads at &#x2265;20 million raw read pairs per sample.</p>
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<sec id="s2-6">
<title>2.6 DNA sequence analyses</title>
<p>Initial amplicon read filtering was performed using a Novogene in-house pipeline. Sequencing adapters and barcodes were trimmed for all samples, and paired-end reads were merged using FLASH (ver. 1.2.11; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B70">Mago&#x10d; and Salzberg, 2011</xref>) and quality filtered using fastp (ver. 0.23.1; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B14">Bokulich et al., 2013</xref>). rRNA gene amplicon sequence reads were further processed using the R (ver. 4.3.2) package DADA2 (ver. 1.29.0; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B21">Callahan et al., 2016</xref>). Reads were filtered to remove all sequences containing Ns and with expected errors &#x3e;2. Forward and reverse reads were paired to generate amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) and chimeric sequences were removed. Taxonomic identities were assigned to ASVs according to the Silva database (ver. 132; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B105">Quast et al., 2013</xref>), and analyses were performed using the R package phyloseq (ver. 1.44.0; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B75">McMurdie and Holmes, 2013</xref>). Abundances of microbial families present as &#x2265;1% of reads at each site were plotted as heat maps using the R package ampvis2 (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">Albertsen et al., 2015</xref>). Alpha diversity was calculated as Hill numbers using the &#x201c;renyi&#x201d; function in the R package vegan (ver. 2.6&#x2013;4; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B112">Roswell et al., 2021</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B90">Oksanen et al., 2023</xref>). Using the R package ggdendro (ver. 0.1.20; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B29">de Vries et al., 2016</xref>), hierarchical clustering of sampling sites was performed and plotted as dendrograms. Relative abundances were plotted using the R packages phyloseq and ggplot2 (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B140">Wickham, 2016</xref>).</p>
<p>ASVs were compared to sequences from Mt. Erebus surficial geothermal soils amplicon libraries (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B87">Noell et al., 2022</xref>) and fumarole cave clone libraries (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B130">Tebo et al., 2015</xref>) using BLAST (ver. 2.15.0; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">Altschul et al., 1990</xref>). Sequences were considered to belong to the same species if sequences had greater than 97% similarity (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B126">Stackebrandt and Goebel, 1994</xref>). Before comparison, raw reads from <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B87">Noell et al. (2022)</xref> were assigned taxonomically using the above DADA2 pipeline, following additional trimming and error processing recommendations for Ion Torrent reads (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B21">Callahan et al., 2016</xref>).</p>
<p>Shotgun metagenomic reads were quality filtered by a Novogene in-house pipeline; raw reads containing adapter sequences, with &#x3e;10% Ns, and/or more than 50% of bases with quality scores &#x2264;5 were removed before sequence return. Metagenomic reads were further processed using the Kbase online platform (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">Arkin et al., 2018</xref>). Read quality was assessed with FastQC (ver. 0.12.1; <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.bioinformatics.babraham.ac.uk/projects/fastqc/">http://www.bioinformatics.babraham.ac.uk/projects/fastqc/</ext-link>). Reads were assembled into contigs using metaSPAdes (ver. 3.15.3; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B88">Nurk et al., 2017</xref>) and putative population genomes (bins) were generated using MaxBin2 (ver. 2.2.4; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B145">Wu et al., 2016</xref>). Bins were quality-checked using CheckM (ver. 1.0.18; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B96">Parks et al., 2015</xref>) and Bowtie2 (ver. 2.3.2; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B96">Parks et al., 2015</xref>). Metagenomic reads were taxonomically classified with Kaiju (ver. 1.9.0; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B77">Menzel et al., 2016</xref>), and classifications of bins were assigned by GTDB-Tk (ver. 2.3.2; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B23">Chaumeil et al., 2022</xref>). Both the assembled metagenome and high-quality bins were annotated using Prokka (ver. 1.14.6; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B116">Seemann, 2014</xref>), in addition to KEGG annotation assigned via GhostKOALA (ver. 2.0; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B59">Kanehisa and Goto, 2000</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B60">Kanehisa et al., 2016</xref>).</p>
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<sec sec-type="results" id="s3">
<title>3 Results</title>
<sec id="s3-1">
<title>3.1 Mapping</title>
<p>The physical exploration and survey conducted via LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), tacheometric measurements and subsequent detailed sketches (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1A</xref>) revealed a single system of subglacial passages connected via two entrances and a depth range of 59&#xa0;m from the top entrance to the lowest measured point. Two distinct fumarolic areas characterized by visible sulfur deposition (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3</xref>) or visible degassing (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2D</xref>) and multiple areas of heated bedrock and sediment were located, along with a subglacial stream and pooled standing water. Fumarolic areas and resulting dome shaped morphologies were connected by a lateral conduit at the rock-ice margin in the lowest part of the cave. In the upper level of the cave, the lateral conduit was connected to the surface via an inclined sloping chimney composed of ice.</p>
<fig id="F3" position="float">
<label>FIGURE 3</label>
<caption>
<p>Spectral analyses of sulfur deposits collected within the glacier cave at site D. (Left) Photo of Site D at time of sample collection. (Right) VNIR/SWIR absolute reflectance of a rock sample collected from Site D. Image (inset, top left) shows the sample with a circle indicating the approximate placement of the TerraSpec Halo collection window (1.3&#xa0;cm diameter). The steep absorption edge at 450&#xa0;nm is characteristic of elemental sulfur. Other absorptions are consistent with goethite, an iron oxyhydroxide formed through hydrothermal alteration of iron-rich minerals, and structural or adsorbed H<sub>2</sub>O (blue). Elemental sulfur (USGS s07_ASD record 10973) and goethite (USGS splib07a, record 4,390) reference spectra are shifted and scaled for clarity.</p>
</caption>
<graphic xlink:href="fgeoc-02-1410338-g003.tif"/>
</fig>
</sec>
<sec id="s3-2">
<title>3.2 Field-based measurements</title>
<sec id="s3-2-1">
<title>3.2.1 Physicochemical measurements</title>
<p>Fumarole temperatures within the glaciovolcanic cave measured by thermal camera ranged from 28&#xb0;C to 90&#xb0;C with the maximum temperature of &#x3e;90&#xb0;C measured with the Omega thermometer inserted into the ground (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>; <xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figure S1</xref>). Surrounding cave ice walls ranged from &#x2212;3 to &#x2b;2&#xb0;C. Ambient air temperatures measured with the portable gas detectors were 10&#xb0;C&#x2013;17.3&#xb0;C near the fumarole. Gas concentrations close to the fumaroles reached maxima of 5200&#xa0;ppm CO<sub>2</sub>, &#x3e;200&#xa0;ppm H<sub>2</sub>S, &#x3e;100&#xa0;ppm SO<sub>2</sub>, 230&#xa0;ppm CO, and 0% CH<sub>4</sub>. The O<sub>2</sub> minimum was 20.4% at site B.</p>
<table-wrap id="T2" position="float">
<label>TABLE 2</label>
<caption>
<p>Summary of geochemical and biological findings in collected Mt. Meager materials. N.A &#x3d; not assessed. &#x2a; &#x3d; below detection. &#x2020; &#x3d; water collected with sediments. Br<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, Li<sup>&#x2b;</sup>, Ni<sub>2</sub>
<sup>&#x2b;</sup>, Co<sup>2&#x2b;</sup>, Cu<sup>&#x2b;</sup>, and NO<sub>2</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup> were below detection in all samples. PDB &#x3d; Pee Dee Belemnite Standard; SMOW &#x3d; Standard Mean Ocean Water; V-CDT &#x3d; Vienna- Ca&#xf1;on Diablo Troilite.</p>
</caption>
<table>
<thead valign="top">
<tr>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">Site</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">AC snow</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">CE snow</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">Site A sediment</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">Site B sediment</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">Site B pool</th>
<th align="center">Site C</th>
<th align="center">Site C</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">Site D sediment</th>
<th rowspan="2" align="center">Site D stream</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th align="center">Surface</th>
<th align="center">Below surface</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">Approximate Coordinates</td>
<td align="center">50&#xb0;37&#x2032;56.85&#x2033;N</td>
<td align="center">50&#xb0;37&#x2032;57.60&#x2033;N</td>
<td align="center">50&#xb0;37&#x2032;55.30&#x2033;N</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">50&#xb0;37&#x2032;54.92&#x2033;N</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">50&#xb0;37&#x2032;55.44&#x2033;N</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">50&#xb0;37&#x2032;58.71&#x2033;N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">123&#xb0;32&#x2032;27.72&#x2033;W</td>
<td align="center">123&#xb0;32&#x2032;30.54&#x2033;W</td>
<td align="center">123&#xb0;32&#x2032;31.72&#x2033;W</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">123&#xb0;32&#x2032;31.12&#x2033;W</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">123&#xb0;32&#x2032;30.78&#x2033;W</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">123&#xb0;32&#x2032;29.62&#x2033;W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Approximate distance from southern cave mouth (m)</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;50</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;10</td>
<td align="center">75</td>
<td align="center">90</td>
<td align="center">90</td>
<td align="center">80</td>
<td align="center">80</td>
<td align="center">185</td>
<td align="center">185</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="10" align="center">Temperature and Gas Measurements</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Ground Surface Temp (&#xb0;C)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">90.5</td>
<td align="center">90.5</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">66.5</td>
<td align="center">66.5</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">36.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Ambient Air Temp (&#xb0;C)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">13.9</td>
<td align="center">17.3</td>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">15.7</td>
<td align="center">15.7</td>
<td align="center">14.1</td>
<td align="center">12.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">O<sub>2</sub> (%)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
<td align="center">20.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">H<sub>2</sub>S (ppm)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">112.4</td>
<td align="center">&#x3e;200</td>
<td align="center">&#x3e;200</td>
<td align="center">164.2</td>
<td align="center">164.2</td>
<td align="center">124.7</td>
<td align="center">49.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">CO (ppm)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.3</td>
<td align="center">5.9</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">21.6</td>
<td align="center">21.6</td>
<td align="center">95</td>
<td align="center">22.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">CO<sub>2</sub> (%)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.15</td>
<td align="center">0.35</td>
<td align="center">0.32</td>
<td align="center">0.39</td>
<td align="center">0.39</td>
<td align="center">0.22</td>
<td align="center">0.21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">SO<sub>2</sub> (ppm)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">&#x3e;84.4</td>
<td align="center">26.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="10" align="center">Physical and Biological Measurements (&#xb1;SD)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">pH</td>
<td align="center">7.61</td>
<td align="center">5.9</td>
<td align="center">4.51</td>
<td align="center">4.95</td>
<td align="center">5.52</td>
<td align="center">5.08</td>
<td align="center">3.62</td>
<td align="center">5.96</td>
<td align="center">5.64</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.15)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.36)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.12)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.24)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.02)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.01)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.19)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.19)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.10)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">ORP (mV)</td>
<td align="center">48</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;58</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;174</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;5)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;9)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.8)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">RDO Saturation (%)</td>
<td align="center">87.41</td>
<td align="center">72.744</td>
<td align="center">84.816</td>
<td align="center">96.338</td>
<td align="center">91.679</td>
<td align="center">80.256</td>
<td align="center">97.523</td>
<td align="center">71.913</td>
<td align="center">86.032</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;3)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;5)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">Specific Conductivity (&#xb5;S/cm)</td>
<td align="center">4.6</td>
<td align="center">5.2</td>
<td align="center">93.5</td>
<td align="center">124.9</td>
<td align="center">10.1</td>
<td align="center">26.8</td>
<td align="center">230.2</td>
<td align="center">46.3</td>
<td align="center">72.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.5)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.1)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1.5)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.4)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.6)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.0)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2.5)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.7)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1.8)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">CHLa (&#x3bc;g/mL)</td>
<td align="center">40.46</td>
<td align="center">3,063.33</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td align="center">2.44</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;5.59)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1203.40)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;0.01)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">CDOM (&#x3bc;g/L)</td>
<td align="center">8.31</td>
<td align="center">44.65</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td align="center">51.47</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
<td rowspan="2" align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1.66)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;12.79)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2.35)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">ATP (pM)</td>
<td align="center">3,146</td>
<td align="center">5,628</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">N.A.</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">N.A.</td>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">&#x2020;144</td>
<td align="center">&#x2020;12738</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">
</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;637)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;606)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;5)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;308)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;96)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center">Total direct counts of DNA containing cells (cell/g)</td>
<td align="center">1.76 x 10<sup>4</sup>
</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">8.40 x 10<sup>4</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">3.43 x 10<sup>4</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">1.42 x 10<sup>4</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">6.14 x 10<sup>5</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">2.87 x 10<sup>6</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">3.33 x 10<sup>6</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">6.35 x 10<sup>6</sup>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2.37 x 10<sup>3</sup>)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1.96 x 10<sup>4</sup>)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2.07 x 10<sup>3</sup>)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;4.29 x 10<sup>3</sup>)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;6.01 x 10<sup>4</sup>)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;1.27 x 10<sup>6</sup>)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;8.12 x 10<sup>5</sup>)</td>
<td align="center">(&#xb1;2.80 x 10<sup>5</sup>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="10" align="center">Ion Concentrations (mg/L)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">F<sup>&#x2212;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">0.0048</td>
<td align="center">0.0065</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.6149</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Cl<sup>&#x2212;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">0.2324</td>
<td align="center">0.1117</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.1413</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">NO<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">0.0088</td>
<td align="center">0.0128</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.024</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.0796</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">185.1815</td>
<td align="center">5.2904</td>
<td align="center">17.2017</td>
<td align="center">93.1628</td>
<td align="center">76.8034</td>
<td align="center">66.7165</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">PO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
<td align="center">N.A.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Na<sup>&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">0.0313</td>
<td align="center">0.0441</td>
<td align="center">0.3548</td>
<td align="center">0.0312</td>
<td align="center">0.5771</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.0231</td>
<td align="center">0.0213</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">NH<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">0.0196</td>
<td align="center">0.0328</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.0551</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">K<sup>&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">0.0487</td>
<td align="center">0.0104</td>
<td align="center">0.4061</td>
<td align="center">0.5752</td>
<td align="center">0.3096</td>
<td align="center">0.1048</td>
<td align="center">0.4877</td>
<td align="center">0.5087</td>
<td align="center">0.6102</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Fe<sup>3&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">39.7625</td>
<td align="center">11.583</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">2.626</td>
<td align="center">1.2089</td>
<td align="center">3.9819</td>
<td align="center">4.3927</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Zn<sup>2&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.2809</td>
<td align="center">0.0779</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.1784</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.5715</td>
<td align="center">0.167</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Mn<sup>2&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.0959</td>
<td align="center">0.0344</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">1.1096</td>
<td align="center">1.0351</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Fe<sup>2&#x2b;</sup>
</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">0.80556</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
<td align="center">&#x2a;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="10" align="center">Stable Isotopes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">&#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C DOC (&#x2030; PDB)</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;27.291</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;37.039</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;34.036</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">&#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C DIC (&#x2030; PDB)</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;27.226</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;21.231</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;6.293</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">DOC (mg/L)</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">1.7</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">2.8</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">&#x3b4;D H<sub>2</sub>O (&#x2030; SMOW)</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;88.84</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;98.78</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;109.66</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">&#x3b4;<sup>18</sup>O H<sub>2</sub>O (&#x2030; SMOW)</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;11.91</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;13.46</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;15.63</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">&#x3b4;<sup>34</sup>S (&#x2030;V-CDT)</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;0.3</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.6</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">&#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C (&#x2030; PDB)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;26.662</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;26.062</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;29.005</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;26.153</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;28.22</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;27.918</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">&#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C (HCl treated) (&#x2030; PDB)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;27.8</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;28.2</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">&#x2212;25.6</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;27.1</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;27.9</td>
<td align="center">&#x2212;26.9</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">C wt%</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.0235</td>
<td align="center">0.032</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.0085</td>
<td align="center">0.0201</td>
<td align="center">0.0833</td>
<td align="center">0.0481</td>
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<td align="center">C wt% (HCl treated)</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.02</td>
<td align="center">0.02</td>
<td align="left"/>
<td align="center">0.01</td>
<td align="center">0.01</td>
<td align="center">0.07</td>
<td align="center">0.04</td>
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<p>Snow from site AC had a pH of 7.61, while the snow from site CE, where plumes of vapor were visible (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2C</xref>), had a pH of 5.90, which was closer to the pH of water collected from the pool at site B (pH &#x3d; 5.52; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) measurements in snowmelt and water ranged from &#x2212;174&#xa0;mV (site B pool) to 48&#xa0;mV (AC snow). Specific conductivity for AC snow, CE snow, and the site B pool was 4.6&#xa0;&#x3bc;S/cm, 5.2&#xa0;&#x3bc;S/cm, and 10.1&#xa0;&#x3bc;S/cm, respectively. Sediment pH ranged from 3.62 (site C below surface) to 5.96 (site D), while pH of sediments collected in the upper cave (sites A, B) was between 4.51 and 4.95 (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). Specific conductivity of sediments was variable, with the highest and lowest values also recorded at site C (surface 27&#xa0;&#x3bc;S/cm; below surface 230&#xa0;&#x3bc;S/cm).</p>
<p>Chlorophyll <italic>a</italic> (CHLa) measurements (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) were almost two orders of magnitude greater in CE snow, which was green/yellow in appearance (3,060.33&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL) compared to the visibly red snow collected from AC (40.46&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2B</xref>). CHLa concentrations from site B pool were within detection limits (2.44&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL). Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) was highest in the site B pool (51.47&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/L), compared to CE snow (44.65&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/L) and AC snow (8.34&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/L). Concentrations of total ATP in snow samples averaged 3,146 pM in AC snow and 5,628 pM in CE snow, while only 16 pM ATP was detected in site B pool water. ATP was detectable within a small amount of water contained in site D sediments which averaged 144 pM ATP. The site D stream had the highest ATP concentration of all samples with an average of 12739 pM. ATP was not detectable in any of the blanks.</p>
</sec>
<sec id="s3-2-2">
<title>3.2.2 Spectral analyses</title>
<p>Visible to short wavelength infrared (VNIR/SWIR) spectral analyses of samples from the cave entrance and surrounding area indicated the presence of minerals associated with volcanic fumaroles and hydrothermal alteration (illite, epidote, goethite, heulandite; <xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S2-S4</xref>). Elemental (native) sulfur, characterized by a steep absorption edge at 450&#xa0;nm, and ferric oxyhydroxides (features at &#x223c;670&#xa0;nm and 900&#xa0;nm) were observed on the exteriors of samples collected throughout the fumarole (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S5-S6</xref>). Features consistent with goethite were observed in rocks collected near the heated Site D stream, indicating hydrothermal alteration (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3</xref>).</p>
<p>Snow samples contained carotenoid (550&#xa0;nm) and chlorophyll (680&#xa0;nm) absorption features (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Figure 4</xref>) associated with red microalgae detected in surface snow deposits at depths up to 14&#xa0;cm. The 438&#xa0;nm absorption feature identified at depths up to 45&#xa0;cm could be due to octahedrally coordinated Fe<sup>3&#x2b;</sup> as in jarosite (KFe<sub>3</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>6</sub>), although no other longer-wavelength features of this mineral were observed. Spectral absorption features were observed at 550&#xa0;nm (possible carotenoid) that disappeared below 14&#xa0;cm depth, but a 438&#xa0;nm feature persisted. Neither were present in pure snow standard (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B95">Painter et al., 2001</xref>).</p>
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<label>FIGURE 4</label>
<caption>
<p>Spectral analyses of visible snow algae communities in the Mt. Meager snowpack. (Left) Photos of transect across snow located at Above Cave site. Spacings between transect points range from 7 to 15&#xa0;cm. (Right) VNIR/SWIR reflectance (shifted for clarity) of transect points. Absorptions at 550&#xa0;nm and 685&#xa0;nm are consistent with carotenoid and chlorophyll, respectively. The 438&#xa0;nm absorption feature could be due to octahedrally coordinated Fe<sup>3&#x2b;</sup> as in jarosite, although no other longer-wavelength features of this mineral are observed. Ice absorptions occur at approximately 810, 900, 1,030, 1,260, 1,500 and 2000&#xa0;nm (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B95">Painter et al., 2001</xref>). USGS reference spectrum for melting snow (s07_ASD record 14508) also shifted and scaled for clarity.</p>
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</sec>
</sec>
<sec id="s3-3">
<title>3.3 Geochemistry</title>
<p>Most major anions (F<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, Cl<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, NO<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, and NH<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2b;</sup>) were below detection limits (&#x3c;0.1&#xa0;mg/L) in the sampled sediments except for SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup>, which ranged from &#x3c;0.1&#xa0;mg/L at site A to 185.2&#xa0;mg/L at site B (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). K<sup>&#x2b;</sup> was present in all sediment samples (0.11&#x2013;0.61&#xa0;mg/L), and Na<sup>&#x2b;</sup> was present in most sediments (0.02&#x2013;0.88&#xa0;mg/L) except site C (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). Iron was present as Fe<sup>3&#x2b;</sup> in all sediment samples (1.21&#x2013;39.76&#xa0;mg/L), while Fe<sup>2&#x2b;</sup> was not detected in any sediment samples. Most sediments also contained Zn<sup>2&#x2b;</sup> and Mn<sup>2&#x2b;</sup> at concentrations of 0.08&#x2013;0.57 and 0.03&#x2013;1.11&#xa0;mg/L, respectively (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). F<sup>&#x2212;</sup> (0.005&#x2013;0.615&#xa0;mg/L), Cl<sup>&#x2212;</sup> (0.112&#x2013;0.232&#xa0;mg/L), NO<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup> (0.009&#x2013;0.024&#xa0;mg/L), and NH<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2b;</sup> (0.020&#x2013;0.055&#xa0;mg/L) were present in snowmelt and water samples from sites AC, CE, and site B pool; with the highest Cl<sup>&#x2212;</sup> at site AC and highest F<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, NO<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, and NH<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2b;</sup> in the site B pool (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). Fe, Zn, and Mn were below detection in snowmelt and water samples except for Fe<sup>2&#x2b;</sup> in the site B pool (0.806&#xa0;mg/L; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). NO<sub>2</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup> and Br<sup>&#x2212;</sup> were below detection in all samples.</p>
<p>Bulk carbon content of sediments was low, ranging from 0.01% to 0.08% by weight (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). &#x03B4;<sup>13</sup>C of organic matter in sediments ranged from &#x2212;28.2&#x2030; to &#x2212;25.6&#x2030; with lowest and highest values at site B and site C (surface), respectively; organic carbon content ranged from 0.01% to 0.07% by weight (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) with lowest and highest values at site C and site D. &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C of DOC in snowmelt ranged from &#x2212;37.0&#x2030; to &#x2212;27.3&#x2030; with lowest and highest values at site CE and site AC, respectively (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). &#x03B4;<sup>13</sup>C of DIC was more variable, ranging from &#x2212;27.2&#x2030; to &#x2212;6.3&#x2030; with lowest and highest values at site AC and the site B pool (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). DOC concentration in snowmelt ranged from 1.7 to 5.0&#xa0;mg/L, and was highest at site AC. &#x3b4;D and &#x3b4;<sup>18</sup>O of snowmelt ranged from &#x2212;109.7&#x2030; to &#x2212;88.8&#x2030; and &#x2212;15.6&#x2030; to &#x2212;11.9&#x2030;, respectively, with lowest and highest values at the site B pool and site AC (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). &#x03B4;<sup>34</sup>S of H<sub>2</sub>S from site AC and the site B pool were &#x2212;0.3&#x2030; and &#x2b;0.6&#x2030;, respectively (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>).</p>
</sec>
<sec id="s3-4">
<title>3.4 Microbial direct counts and biovolume</title>
<p>Direct counts of cells (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) in snow and sediment samples ranged from 3.43 &#xb1; 0.12 x 10&#x2074; to 6.35 &#xb1; 0.16 x 10&#x2076; cells/g of sediment and 1.42 &#xb1; 0.42 x 10&#x2074; to 1.76 &#xb1; 0.23 x 10&#x2074; cells/mL of snowmelt water. Calculated biovolume ranged between 0.47 &#x03bc;m&#xb3; &#xb1; 0.01 to 1.065 &#x03bc;m&#xb3; &#xb1; 0.12. Diverse morphologies were observed consisting of primarily very small bacilli and cocci as well as a few endospores. Site C sediments varied by an order of magnitude between the surficial (top) sample and sediments collected at approximately 5&#xa0;cm depth (6.14 &#xb1; 0.35 x 10&#x2075; cells/g and 2.87 &#xb1; 0.73 x 10&#x2076; cells/g, respectively). Additionally, morphologies varied between two Site C collections with the sample from &#x223c;5&#xa0;cm hosting larger cells, the majority of which were bacilli, and a larger cellular biovolume (1.21 &#x03bc;m&#xb3; &#xb1; 0.04) compared to 0.838 &#x03bc;m&#xb3; &#xb1; 0.04 in the surficial sample. Cells were the most abundant in site D stream sediments (6.35 &#xb1; 0.16 x 10&#x2076; cells/g) with the most diverse morphologies including large cocci and bacilli, some of which were segmented, as well as a small number of filaments and possible vibrio. Algal cells were not observed microscopically for this study.</p>
</sec>
<sec id="s3-5">
<title>3.5 Microbial community composition and diversity</title>
<p>Concentrations of DNA used for analyses ranged from 0.76 to 1.89&#xa0;ng/&#x3bc;L. High-quality, non-chimeric rRNA gene amplicon sequences across five sampling sites totaled 428,999 reads for 16S and 583,639 reads for 18S rRNA gene analyses (average quality score 35.5 before filtering). Sequences sorted into 5,716 non-chloroplast 16S rRNA gene and 588 18S rRNA gene. In the prokaryotic communities, sequences matching Firmicutes were the most abundant at the phylum level across all samples (38.0%), followed by Proteobacteria (32.2%) and Bacteroidetes (19.3%). The most abundant taxa varied by site; at sites A and B, Firmicutes were the most abundant (62.4% and 98.7%, respectively) while sequences matching Proteobacteria were most abundant at sites D (48.7%) and CE (63.2%), Bacteroidetes were most abundant at site AC (49.9%). The most abundant prokaryotic family was different at each site; <italic>Bacillaceae</italic> at site A (44.8%), <italic>Planococcaceae</italic> at site B (82.2%), <italic>Acidithiobacillaceae</italic> at site D (36.1%), <italic>Chitinophagaceae</italic> at site AC (26.4%), and <italic>Burkholderiaceae</italic> at site CE (24.2%; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F5">Figure 5</xref>).</p>
<fig id="F5" position="float">
<label>FIGURE 5</label>
<caption>
<p>Family-level community diversity in ice cave sediments and surface snow. Heatmaps show percent abundance of amplicon sequence variants that are present as &#x3e;1% of reads in <bold>(A)</bold> 16S and <bold>(B)</bold> 18S rRNA gene amplicon libraries at the family level. Dendrograms show hierarchical clustering of sampling sites. NA &#x3d; not assigned at family level; the lowest assigned level of taxonomic classification is given in parentheses when family is not assigned.</p>
</caption>
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</fig>
<p>Microbial taxa with known chemosynthetic lifestyles (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B142">Wirsen and Jannasch, 1978</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B61">Kelly and Wood, 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B65">Kuever, 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B93">Oren, 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B94">Orlygsson and Kristjansson, 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B102">Prosser et al., 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B103">Pujalte et al., 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B125">Stackebrandt, 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B137">Watanabe et al., 2015</xref>) were present at &#x2265;1% relative abundance in amplicon libraries from all five sampling sites. Site D contained a high abundance of <italic>Acidithiobacillaceae</italic> (36.1% of reads) and <italic>Sulfuricellaceae</italic> was abundant in site CE (8.7% of reads). Seven families identified as chemosynthetic belonged to Proteobacteria; <italic>Thermoanaerobacteraceae</italic> which falls within the Firmicutes and <italic>Thiovulaceae</italic> a member of the Epsilonbacteriota were also detected (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S7</xref>).</p>
<p>Across all samples, the most abundant eukaryotic phylum was Chlorophyta (42.0% of 18S amplicon reads) comprising the majority of eukaryotic reads at sites AC (70.0%) and CE (98.5%; <xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S8</xref>). Chlorophyta were present, but less abundant at sites A (19.7%), B (25.1%), and D (3.8%); mixtures of fungi and other eukaryotes made up the majority of the eukaryotic communities at these three sites. <italic>Chlamydomonadales</italic> was the most abundant eukaryotic family at sites A (17.1%), B (25.1%), AC (69.6%), and CE (98.4%); <italic>Centramoebida</italic> was the most abundant eukaryotic ASV assigned at the family level at site D (6.7%; <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F5">Figure 5</xref>). Snow algae of the genera <italic>Chloromonas</italic> and <italic>Chlamydomonas</italic> were the most abundant eukaryotes in surface snow (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S8</xref>). <italic>Chlamydomonas</italic> was more abundant than <italic>Chloromonas</italic> at site AC, where red-pigmented snow was dense.</p>
<p>Prokaryotic diversity indices were one to two orders of magnitude higher than eukaryotic diversity indices at each site (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S1</xref>). Based on the exponential Shannon entropy (Hill q &#x3d; 1) and the inverse Simpson (Hill q &#x3d; 2) indices, site AC had the highest diversity of prokaryotes (Hill q &#x3d; 1: 693.1; Hill q &#x3d; 2: 435.2). Eukaryotic diversity was highest at site B (Hill q &#x3d; 1: 83.0; Hill q &#x3d; 2: 50.6), while site CE showed the lowest diversity for both prokaryotes and eukaryotes (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S1</xref>).</p>
</sec>
<sec id="s3-6">
<title>3.6 Functional potential of MMVC microbial communities</title>
<p>Metagenomic sequencing of sediments from site D yielded 35,755,611 total sequences with average quality scores of 36.1 for forward reads (97.9% reads with quality score &#x2265;30) and 35.9 for reverse reads (97.9% reads with quality score &#x2265;30). Both forward and reverse reads had average GC content of 58.4%. The assembled metagenome consisted of 15,838 contigs (N50 &#x3d; 18,509 and L50 &#x3d; 1,259). Average miscalled bases per 100&#xa0;kbp was 72.52 in the final assembly. Annotation by Prokka identified features with 132,212 putative coding sequences. Of these coding sequences, 49.9% were annotated by the KEGG database.</p>
<p>Prior to binning, 47.4% of metagenomic reads were assigned taxonomic classifications (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S9</xref>). The most abundant phylum in the assigned reads was Proteobacteria (81.3%), followed by Firmicutes (7.3%) and Candidatus Thermoplasmatota (2.2%). <italic>Acidithiobacillaceae</italic> was the most abundant family in the assigned reads (24.8%), which agree with amplicon sequencing results (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F5">Figure 5A</xref>). Several complete chemosynthetic carbon fixation pathways (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B58">H&#xfc;gler and Sievert, 2011</xref>) were annotated including the Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle, Wood-Ljungdahl (WL), and Arnon-Buchanan (AB) pathways (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S4</xref>). Genes encoding the Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathway are also present; however, because CAM includes light-dependent reactions and overlying ice excludes sunlight at site D, these CAM-related genes are more likely involved in anaplerotic reactions or alternative processes of carbohydrate metabolism (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B120">Smith et al., 2021</xref>). The assembled metagenome contained complete pathways for energy-conserving metabolisms including dissimilatory sulfate reduction (DSR), sulfur oxidation via the Sox system, and dissimilatory nitrate reduction (DNR).</p>
<p>Binning of reads from the site D metagenome yielded 40 bins with 14 considered high-quality (&#x2265;90% completion and &#x3c;5% contamination; <xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S3</xref>); only high-quality bins are discussed further. Of these 14 high-quality bins, nine were assigned to taxa present in the amplicon sequences from site D including Firmicutes, Thermoplasmata, Anaerolineae, <italic>Rhodobacteraceae, Acidithiobacillus, Dissulfurimicrobium, Sulfuricurvum, Thermithiobacillus,</italic> and <italic>Xanthobacter</italic>. The remaining bins, assigned to Acidobacteriota, Armatimonadota, Symbiobacteriia, Limnocylindrales, and <italic>Rectinemataceae</italic>, were not detected by amplicon sequencing, likely reflecting differences in taxonomic assignment between the SILVA and GTDB databases (as described by <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B111">Robeson et al., 2021</xref>). Binned metagenomic reads averaged 293 coding sequences with 54% annotation and 44 complete pathways identified per bin. The complete WL pathway was found in Bin011, which was taxonomically assigned as a Firmicutes sp.; the complete AB pathway was found in Bin018, which was assigned as a <italic>Sulfuricurvum</italic> sp.; Bin005 was assigned as a <italic>Rhodobacteraceae</italic> sp. and contained complete pathways for CBB and Sox; Bin006 was assigned as a <italic>Xanthobacter</italic> sp. and contained complete pathways for CAM, CBB, and Sox; Bin036 was assigned as a <italic>Rectinemataceae</italic> sp. and contained complete CAM and DSR pathways (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S4</xref>).</p>
</sec>
</sec>
<sec sec-type="discussion" id="s4">
<title>4 Discussion</title>
<sec id="s4-1">
<title>4.1 Biogeochemistry of the glaciovolcanic fumarole system at the MMVC</title>
<p>The MMVC cave system is one of only six described glaciovolcanic cave areas on Earth (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B121">Sobolewski et al., 2022</xref>) and its sulfidic gas emissions are unique among these. Other examples reviewed in <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B128">Stenner et al. (2022)</xref> included reference to historical observations of H<sub>2</sub>S at ice caves on Mt. Hood and Mt. Baker, however these caves have not been subject to further detailed study. Studies of fumarole-associated ice cave sediments at Mt. Erebus are also relevant, though not only were concentrations of H<sub>2</sub>S below detection limits, but sediment temperatures at Mt. Erebus (0.1&#x2013;18.5&#xb0;C; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B130">Tebo et al., 2015</xref>) were much cooler than temperatures of sampled MMVC sediments (36&#x2013;90.5&#x00b0;C). Fumarolic gas compositions at other glaciovolcanic systems including Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens (both in Washington, USA) and Mt. Erebus are dominated by water vapor, CO<sub>2</sub>, and H<sub>2</sub> (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B41">Gerlach and Casadevall, 1986</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B149">Zimbelman et al., 2000</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B91">Oppenheimer and Kyle, 2008</xref>); H<sub>2</sub>S was undetected or very low in these caves, with the highest reported concentration (2.16 mol %) present at Mt. St. Helens in 1980&#x2013;81 (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B41">Gerlach and Casadevall, 1986</xref>), although sulfate mineral deposits around a dormant fumarole vent at Mt. Rainier suggests the presence of H<sub>2</sub>S or SO<sub>2</sub> in fumarole gases in the past (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B149">Zimbelman et al., 2000</xref>). Thus, while there have been several studies on the biogeochemistry and microbial ecology of fumarole-associated subglacial cave environments (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">Anitori et al., 2011</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B26">Connell and Staudigel, 2013</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B130">Tebo et al., 2015</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B36">Fraser et al., 2018</xref>), none of these systems share the sulfidic nature of the MMVC caves. Thus, the MMVC represents a valuable addition to the sparse global inventory of glaciovolcanic cave systems, as well as a novel type of subglacial ecosystem whose biogeochemistry has not been previously described. The true diversity in terms of physical setting, geochemistry and biome diversity remain poorly constrained for glacier ecosystems, and subglacial environments in particular (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B155">Stibal et al., 2020</xref>). In general, direct analyses of subglacial materials are limited with studies of mountain glacier subglacial environments primarily focused on the water that emanates from beneath glaciers into proglacial outflow streams (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">Anesio et al., 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B56">Hotaling et al., 2017</xref>). Glacier beds are difficult to access due to logistical challenges, and a limited inventory of subglacial samples have been collected to date; samples from the beds of temperate glaciers are particularly lacking. Exceptions include <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B47">Hamilton et al. (2013)</xref>, who collected subglacial sediments through an ice cave access at the terminus of the Robertson Glacier in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, that was carved by subglacial meltwater, and an acidic, sulfidic volcanic lake formed below the Vatnaj&#xf6;kull ice cap in Iceland was sampled using a hot water drill (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B38">Gaidos et al., 2004</xref>). The MMVC provides a rare subglacial access point for direct observations, measurements and sample collection. It is worth noting that despite our ability to access the MMVC caves directly, sample volumes and replicates remained limited because time in the caves was restricted due to hazardous conditions such as darkness, technical glaciated terrain, icefall, and dangerously toxic concentrations of volcanic gases.</p>
<p>Our measurements of MMVC indicate that volcanic processes influence snow, water, and sediment geochemistry in and around the cave complex. Chloride was the most abundant ion in our snow samples, suggesting either condensation of volcanic gas or meteoric precipitation. Typically, atmospheric pollution contributes to increased nitrate in meteoric precipitation (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B40">Galloway et al., 2004</xref>). However, the MMVC is relatively remote from large urban or industrial centers. Winds blow from west to east along the MMVC, and the closest large urban area (Vancouver) is &#x223c;150&#xa0;km to the southeast (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B136">Warwick et al., 2022</xref>). Since nitrate was low or below detection in our samples, we infer that the chloride in snow and water samples mainly originated from fumarolic exhalations. Water inside the cave likely originated from snowmelt, as suggested by negative &#x3b4;D and &#x3b4;<sup>18</sup>O values typical in meteoric precipitation, and most major dissolved ions being below detection limits. Elevated SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> concentrations in site B sediments (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) were likely due to oxidation of fumarolic H<sub>2</sub>S. The measured &#x3b4;<sup>34</sup>S of H<sub>2</sub>S was &#x223c;0&#x2030; in the snowmelt and site B pool water (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) suggesting a deep, magmatic origin for the sulfide (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B92">Oppenheimer et al., 2011</xref>) consistent with fumarolic exhalation. VNIR spectra taken from yellow crystal-like and amorphous deposits observed at multiple sites within the cave were consistent with elemental sulfur (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3</xref>; <xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Figures S6</xref>), suggesting deposition of elemental sulfur from the sulfur-rich fumarole gases.</p>
<p>Bulk &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C of organic carbon in MMVC cave sediments is typical for biomass on Earth (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B30">Dijkstra et al., 2006</xref>). Bulk sediment &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C (average &#x2212;27&#x2030;) was higher than for the bulk DOC fraction (that passed through a grade GF/F glass fiber filter) in the Site B pool (&#x2212;34&#x2030;), suggesting different organic endmembers are likely present in this setting. Given the high elevation and snow cover in the MMVC system, biological inputs through surface soil processes are limited, thus negative &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C DOC values may represent <italic>in-situ</italic> microbial processes. Metabolic processes likely also affect the &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C of inorganic carbon (DIC) in this system. In snow at site AC, the &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C value of DIC was depleted (&#x2212;27&#x2030;), which may result from decomposition of organic-rich material transported by wind, as this value was similar to DIC from organic matter decomposition in soils of forested areas (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B146">Wynn et al., 2006</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B124">Spencer et al., 2009</xref>). Alternatively, the &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C-depleted value of DIC may indicate remineralization, decomposition of organic matter or methane oxidation, as DIC produced from methane oxidation is depleted in <sup>13</sup>C relative to the source methane (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B11">Barker and Fritz, 1981</xref>). Although methane was not detected in our gas measurements, it is possible that any methane present is rapidly oxidized by chemolithotrophic microbes. Methane oxidizers were detected at low (&#x3c;0.2%) relative abundance in the amplicon libraries from sites AC and CE, but not in the cave sediments. In site B pool, the &#x3b4;<sup>13</sup>C value of DIC was significantly higher (&#x2212;6&#x2030;) suggesting dissolution of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> in the standing water (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B44">Graven et al., 2020</xref>). However, several lines of evidence support the presence of an active microbial community in the MMVC cave sediments including direct counts of microbial cells, measurable ATP concentrations, microbial community composition reflective of both heterotrophic and chemosynthetic taxa, and the presence of genes encoding pathways for inorganic carbon fixation.</p>
<p>ATP is used by all cells to transport and convert energy for metabolism, and has been used to assess viability in diverse environmental samples (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B48">Hammes et al., 2010</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B129">Tan et al., 2022</xref>). ATP was detectable in all snowmelt and water samples (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) indicating that the MMVC system hosts a viable microbial community. Snow samples outside the cave contained more ATP (3146&#x2013;5628&#xa0;pM) than melt water inside at the site B pool (16&#xa0;pM). However, the highest ATP concentration measured in this study was in water collected from inside the cave at the site D stream (12738&#xa0;pM), while water collected with site D sediments was significantly lower (144&#xa0;pM ATP) despite similar concentrations of cells (6.35 x 10<sup>6</sup> and 3.33 x 10<sup>6</sup> cells/g, respectively) and carbon (0.08% and 0.05% by weight, respectively; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). While the cause of variation in ATP at site D is unclear, we hypothesize the stream provides more amenable conditions for metabolically active cells than the surrounding sediments. While direct temperature measurements of site D sediments were not collected, the thermal camera recorded temperatures of 36&#xb0;C for the site D stream and concentrations of CO and H<sub>2</sub>S were much higher where sediments were collected compared to the stream (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>).</p>
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<title>4.1.1 MMVC snowpack microbial community composition</title>
<p>Snow algae, including members of the family <italic>Chlamydomonadales</italic>, are known to produce pigments such as the carotenoid astaxanthin as protection against UV light-induced damage (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B43">Gorton and Vogelmann, 2003</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B55">Hoham and Remias, 2020</xref>) which results in bright red swaths of snow globally (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B67">Lutz et al., 2016</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B55">Hoham and Remias, 2020</xref>). Densely red-pigmented snow was observed in the snow surrounding the cave entrance at the MMVC in September 2022 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2B</xref>) and corresponded with high CHLa concentrations (40.5&#x2013;3063&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). In addition, VNIR spectra of red-pigmented snow taken <italic>in-situ</italic> showed broad absorption features typical of astaxanthin (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B19">Buchwald and Jencks, 1968</xref>), which were absent in white snow (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Figure 4</xref>). Site CE, which is directly influenced by fumarole exhalation and had a lower pH (5.9) than our more distant snow sample at site AC (7.6), also had a significantly higher CHLa concentration (CE: 3,063&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL; AC: 40.5&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL). Stressed algal cells producing copious amounts of astaxanthin have shown decreased photosynthetic efficiency (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B148">Zhang et al., 2016</xref>); however, lower pH can reduce stress (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B54">Hoham and Mohn, 1985</xref>) leading to higher photosynthetic activity. Thus, interplay between pH and UV stress at the MMVC may affect primary production and biogeochemical cycles <italic>in-situ</italic> and in downstream environments distinct from glacier terrain and without fumarolic inputs.</p>
<p>Microbial community assessments of snowpack associated with peaks along the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but not associated with fumaroles, at Mt. Adams (Washington, USA), Mt. Hood, and North Sister (both Oregon, USA; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B46">Hamilton and Havig, 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B46">Hamilton and Havig, 2020</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B51">Havig and Hamilton, 2019</xref>) offer reference for assessing the potential influence of fumarolic exhalations on MMVC surface snow ecology. Additionally, snowpack studies at Mt. Baker (Washington, USA), a glacier-clad volcanic peak in the Cascade Volcanic Arc with fumarolic activity (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B139">Werner et al., 2009</xref>), were conducted outside of the influence of any fumaroles (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B115">Schuler and Mikucki, 2023</xref>). CHLa concentrations in the MMVC snowpack (40.46&#x2013;3063.3&#x00a0;&#x3bc;g/mL; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) were several orders of magnitude higher than those reported for snowpack at Mt. Baker (0.01&#x2013;1.9&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B115">Schuler and Mikucki, 2023</xref>). In contrast, CDOM at the MMVC (8.3&#x2013;51.5&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/L; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>) was much lower than at Mt. Baker (2.1 x 10<sup>4</sup>&#x2013;1.9 x 10<sup>6</sup>&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/L; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B115">Schuler and Mikucki, 2023</xref>). <italic>Chlamydomonas</italic> and <italic>Chloromonas</italic> were the most abundant eukaryotic organisms in snowpack associated with Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, North Sister, and Mt. Baker, (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B45">Hamilton and Havig, 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B46">2020</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B51">Havig and Hamilton, 2019</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B115">Schuler and Mikucki, 2023</xref>), which is similar to the snowpack communities at the MMVC. Direct counts of algal cells and measurements of <italic>in-situ</italic> primary production are necessary to accurately draw comparisons between snowpack microbial communities at the MMVC and other sites.</p>
<p>Bacterial community structure in the MMVC snowpack differs from that of other sites in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. At Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood, <italic>Sphingobacteriaceae</italic> comprised nearly 50% of the prokaryotic communities at sites where <italic>Chlamydomonadaceae</italic> dominated the eukaryotic communities (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B46">Hamilton and Havig, 2020</xref>). At Mt. Baker, <italic>Chloromonas</italic>-rich snowpack was associated with an abundance of <italic>Chitinophagaceae</italic> and <italic>Comamonadaceae</italic>, while other sites had abundant <italic>Sphingobacteriacea</italic> and <italic>Oxalobacteraceae</italic> (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B115">Schuler and Mikucki, 2023</xref>). At MMVC, <italic>Chitinophagaceae</italic> (26.4% of 16S reads) and <italic>Sphingobacteriaceae</italic> (18.1% of 16S reads) were abundant at site AC where <italic>Chlamydomonas</italic> algae dominate the eukaryotic community. However, at site CE, where fumarole exhalations alter snow chemistry and <italic>Chloromonas</italic> algae are abundant (98% of the eukaryotic community), reads of <italic>Chitinophagaceae</italic> and <italic>Sphingobacteriaceae</italic> were relatively low (0.29% and 0.17% of prokaryotes, respectively). Firmicutes, major constituents of the bacterial communities at MMVC, were not detected at Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, or North Sister (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B45">Hamilton and Havig, 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B51">Havig and Hamilton, 2019</xref>).</p>
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<title>4.1.2 Fumarole-associated microbial community compositions</title>
<p>The MMVC system is largely distinct when compared to other glaciovolcanic and subglacial features. The MMVC prokaryotic communities showed higher abundance of several phyla, including Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria, compared to Mt. Erebus soils (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F6">Figure 6</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B87">Noell et al., 2022</xref>). Caldiserica and Euryarchaeota both make up a significant portion of reads in MMVC site D sediments though, were not detected at Mt. Erebus. The phylum Caldiserica contains a single cultured species, <italic>C. exile</italic>, originally isolated from a hot spring in Japan (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B81">Mori et al., 2008</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B82">2009</xref>). However, members of the proposed Caldiserica superphylum have been detected globally in cryosphere lakes and permafrost (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B73">Martinez et al., 2019</xref>) including in the subglacial lakes beneath the Vatnaj&#x00F6;kull ice cap (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B72">Marteinsson et al., 2013</xref>). <italic>C. exile</italic> strain AZM16c01 has been shown in culture to reduce both elemental sulfur and sulfite, though not sulfate. Clone libraries from two caves on Mt. Erebus, Harry&#x2019;s Dream and Warren Cave, had substantial populations of Chloroflexi and Cyanobacteria, neither of which were present at greater than 1% in MMVC amplicon libraries. The Hubert&#x2019;s Nightmare cave on Mt. Erebus contained a greater percentage of phyla present in MMVC sediments, though Firmicutes were not detected. When compared at the species level, several ASVs from site D had high similarity (&#x3e;97%) to <italic>Thiobacillus</italic> clone HD11 and <italic>Sulfuriferula</italic> clone HD13, both from Harry&#x2019;s Dream. Many <italic>Thiobacillus</italic> spp. are sulfur oxidizing chemolithoautotrophs (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B12">Boden et al., 2012</xref>), and have been shown to contribute to primary production in sulfidic cave systems, such as Movile Cave, Romania (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B24">Chen et al., 2009</xref>). Similarly, <italic>Sulfuriferula</italic> spp. are known sulfur oxidizers largely isolated from freshwater environments (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B138">Watanabe et al., 2016</xref>).</p>
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<p>Phylum level comparison between 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequence libraries from Mt. Meager and Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. Phyla in warm colors are present within at least 1&#xa0;Mt. Meager site at &#x2265; 1% abundance. Mt. Erebus sequences from <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B87">Noell et al. (2022)</xref>.</p>
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<p>Euryarchaeota ASVs were identified in all sediment samples except for site A, and site B had fewer than 40 reads assigned to archaea. Site D Euryarchaeota contained a total of 71 ASVs, all assigned to the uncultured Thermoplasmatales group A10, except for one ASV assigned to the phylum Crenarchaeota. Putative thermophilic members of the class Thermoplasmata were detected in cave sediments but not in snowpack. Thermoplasmatales group A10 has been detected in several acidic and/or geothermal environments, including hot springs and acid mine drainage (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B78">Merkel et al., 2017</xref>). In hot springs at the Uzon Caldera and near Mutnovsky Volcano (Kamchatka Krai, Russia), this group was present in high abundance (up to 52%) and were hypothesized to function as sulfur oxidizers (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B78">Merkel et al., 2017</xref>). Sediments collected at site D were mildly acidic (5.96), and the stream at the site was geothermally heated (36&#xb0;C; <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>). Both sulfide and sulfate were detectable at site D (gas and sediment measurements, respectively), and noticeable yellow deposits were documented near and around the stream. The presence of both Caldiserica and Thermoplasmatales group A10 suggest that both sulfur oxidation and reduction reactions may be occurring within the lower cave sediments. Sulfur-oxidizing taxa are not present at Mt. Erebus (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B130">Tebo et al., 2015</xref>), which is unsurprising as H<sub>2</sub>S has only been detected in trace amounts in Mt. Erebus plumes. Microbial communities in snow at the MMVC are largely distinct from the communities at Mt. Erebus, with five cloned sequences from Mt. Erebus (HD10, HD6, NH2, HN6, and WC4) making up a total of &#x223c;0.1% of AC reads and &#x223c;0.6% of CE reads.</p>
<p>Comparison to the subglacial volcanic Skaft&#xe1; lake beneath the Vatnaj&#xf6;kull ice cap, Iceland) yields few similarities. The bacterial community in the anoxic, sulfide-rich portion of the water column is dominated by members of the genus <italic>Acetobacterium</italic> (63.7%), <italic>Thermus</italic> (9.7%), and <italic>Paludibacter</italic> (8.5%; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B39">Gaidos et al., 2009</xref>). No MMVC amplicon sequences were assigned to <italic>Acetobacterium</italic> or <italic>Thermus,</italic> and only three reads in the MMVC sediments were assigned to <italic>Paludibacter</italic>. <italic>Sulfuricurvum</italic>, the fourth-most abundant genus detected in the Skaft&#xe1; lake water (2.8%), was present in MMVC sediments, although at lower relative abundance (0.3%). In subglacial sediments collected from beneath the Robertson Glacier (Alberta, Canada), the bacterial community was dominated at the order level by Burkholderiales (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B47">Hamilton et al., 2013</xref>), which was not detected in any MMVC sediment samples. The orders Bacillales, Desulfuromonadales, and Rhodobacterales were shared between Robertson Glacier and MMVC sediments, albeit at very different relative abundances. For example, 61.7% of 16S rRNA gene reads in MMVC sediments were assigned to Bacillales, while the same order makes up &#x3c;15% of reads in Robertson Glacier sediments (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B47">Hamilton et al., 2013</xref>). Archaeal communities between MMVC and Robertson Glacier sediments also differ, Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinales were abundant at Robertson Glacier (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B47">Hamilton et al., 2013</xref>), but absent in MMVC cave sediments. The only eukaryotic orders shared between MMVC and Robertson Glacier sediments were Hypocreales, Chlamydomonadales, and Chaetophorales, though Hypocreales and Chaetophorales were represented by only 54 and 26 reads, respectively, at the MMVC while Chlamydomonadales was far more abundant in MMVC sediments than in Robertson Glacier sediments (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B47">Hamilton et al., 2013</xref>). With the exception of these few similarities, the microbial communities in the MMVC sediments are distinct from those documented in other subglacial environments.</p>
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<title>4.2 Functional attributes of a cave sediment microbial community</title>
<p>Overall, we detected microbial communities typical of high-temperature, acidic fumarolic systems with numerous sequences related to strains that utilize sulfur for chemosynthetic metabolism. All samples contained taxa capable of sulfur oxidation (e.g., <italic>Acidithiobacillus, Sulfuriferula, Thermithiobacillus, Thiomonas, Thiobacillus,</italic> etc.). While metabolic properties cannot be directly derived from 16S rRNA gene diversity, these data, in combination with metagenomic analyses and geochemistry, support a significant role of sulfur metabolism and chemosynthesis in the MMVC. Sulfur is required for cellular components, such as the amino acids cysteine and methionine; however, some microorganisms utilize sulfur compounds in dissimilatory, energy-yielding metabolic processes. For example, sulfur-oxidizing prokaryotes, which are metabolically and phylogenetically diverse (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B157">Friedrich et al., 2001</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B156">Friedrich et al., 2005</xref>), can mediate the fixation of inorganic C by coupling sulfur oxidation to the reduction of O<sub>2</sub>, NO<sub>3</sub>
<sup>&#x2212;</sup>, Mn<sup>3&#x2b;/4&#x2b;</sup>, and Fe<sup>3&#x2b;</sup> (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B158">Mattes et al., 2013</xref>). Sulfate-reducing prokaryotes respire organic material for energy using sulfate as an electron acceptor (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B159">Jorgensen, 1982</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B160">Jorgensen and Postgate, 1982</xref>). Previous studies of glaciovolcanic cave systems have implicated reduced inorganic molecules (e.g., H<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>S) as important energy sources for chemosynthetic lifestyles of resident microbial communities (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B130">Tebo et al., 2015</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B156">Sobolewski et al., 2022</xref>). Given the high concentrations of H<sub>2</sub>S in the fumarole-associated gases at the MMVC, we expect sulfur oxidation to be a prominent form of energy metabolism in this system. The Sox system is a gene cluster encoding a number of enzymes involved in dissimilatory sulfur oxidation (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B79">Meyer et al., 2007</xref>) that can oxidize H<sub>2</sub>S to SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> with elemental sulfur (S<sup>0</sup>) and/or SO<sub>3</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> as intermediates (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B143">Wu et al., 2021</xref>). The metagenome generated from site D sediments had 95 genes related to the Sox system, and contained the complete gene cluster (i.e., <italic>soxABCDXYZ</italic>). Additionally, the metagenome contains the complete dissimilatory sulfate reduction (Dsr) pathway, which reduces sulfate to sulfide and can act in reverse to oxidize sulfide (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B86">Neukirchen et al., 2023</xref>). Genes encoding adenosine-5&#x2032;-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase (Apr) are also present in the metagenome; Apr reduces APS to sulfide and can operate in reverse to oxidize sulfite to APS and possibly APS to SO<sub>4</sub>
<sup>2-</sup> (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B80">Meyer and Kuever, 2007</xref>). Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (e.g., <italic>Acidithiobacillaceae</italic>) were abundant in the site D 16S rRNA gene amplicon library and several bins were assigned to <italic>Acidithiobacillaceae</italic>, including Bin002 (<italic>Acidithiobacillus</italic> sp.) which contained 5 of the 7 Sox system genes (<italic>soxABXYZ</italic>). Bin005 (<italic>Rhodobacteraceae</italic> sp.) and Bin006 (<italic>Xanthobacter</italic> sp.) each contained the complete Sox system (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S4</xref>), with partial Sox systems noted in several other bins. The presence of sulfur oxidizers and multiple dissimilatory sulfur oxidation pathways supports the likelihood that MMVC sediment microbial communities utilize H<sub>2</sub>S from fumarolic gases as an energy source. Dissimilatory sulfur oxidation and reduction by microbes may cause measurable S isotope fractionation (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B16">Bradley et al., 2016</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B97">Pellerin et al., 2019</xref>). Our <sup>34</sup>S of H<sub>2</sub>S data do not show clear evidence of biological influence; however, additional <sup>34</sup>S measurements of sulfate from this system, including from the fumarole exhalations and sediments, are necessary in order to properly assess biological effects.</p>
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<title>4.2.1 Carbon cycling in cave sediments</title>
<p>Carbon isotope composition of DIC and DOC in cave sediments indicate likely microbial transformations of the carbon pool, while measurable ATP indicates the cells in our samples are metabolically active. Metagenomic data from site D sediments further supports active microbial carbon transformations by revealing genes encoding complete heterotrophic and autotrophic pathways. Thus both heterotrophy and autotrophy appear to contribute to carbon cycling. In MMVC sediments, genes encoding photosystems I and II are absent, while the complete autotrophic Wood-Ljungdahl (WL), Arnon-Buchanan (AB), and Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) pathways are present. Complete versions of these pathways were annotated in six bins; the WL pathway was present in Bin011 (Firmicutes sp.), the AB pathway in Bin018 (<italic>Sulfuricurvum</italic> sp.), the CBB pathway in Bin005 and Bin006 (<italic>Rhodobacteraceae</italic> and <italic>Xanthobacter</italic> spp., respectively). The WL pathway is prevalent among Firmicutes (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B107">Ragsdale and Pierce, 2008</xref>), which are abundant in the MMVC amplicon libraries (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F6">Figure 6</xref>). The AB pathway has been largely described in lithotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (<italic>Chlorobium</italic>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B18">Buchanan et al., 2017</xref>), aligning with the metabolic lifestyle of <italic>Sulfuricurvum</italic>. Members of <italic>Rhodobacteraceae</italic> and <italic>Xanthobacter</italic> have been documented to perform steps of the CBB cycle (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B133">van den Bergh et al., 1996</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B17">Brinkmann et al., 2018</xref>). The abundance of carbon fixation pathways in the metagenome suggest that the MMVC cave sediment microbial community is sustained by chemosynthesis. The presence of several carbon fixation pathways suggest different strategies that may be shaped by available energy or geochemistry. For example, the WL (1 ATP) and the AB pathway (2 ATP) require significantly less ATP per mole of carbon fixed than the CBB (7 ATP) pathway (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B10">Bar-Even et al., 2012</xref>). The site D metagenome contains more genes related to the AB pathway (727) than the CBB (451), suggesting the lower energy requirements of the AB pathway may provide an advantage in this environment. The variety of carbon fixation pathways present in the site D sediments may also indicate niche partitioning around electron donor availability and energetic costs of macromolecule biosynthesis, as has been suggested for other subglacial systems (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B161">Mikucki et al., 2016</xref>).</p>
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<title>4.2.2 Diverse metabolic strategies in selected metagenomic bins</title>
<p>Binning of sequences from the MMVC fumarole sediments enable more detailed examination of the metabolic potential of specific microbial community members. Bin014 from the site D metagenome was assigned to the class Symbiobacteriia (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S3</xref>) and contains genes comprising a pathway for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to nitrous oxide. Members of Symbiobacteriia have been reported to perform anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B144">Wu et al., 2022</xref>). We did not measure propane in the September 2022 survey, but other fumaroles emitting propane have been documented (e.g., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B71">Mariner et al., 2008</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B34">Fiebig et al., 2013</xref>). Nitrate was below detection at site D; however, sulfate can also function as the electron acceptor in this reaction. Bin008 was assigned to the genus <italic>Dissulfurimicrobium</italic> (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S3</xref>) a group shown to perform sulfur disproportionation, i.e., utilizing sulfur (as S<sup>0</sup>, sulfite, or thiosulfate) as both an electron donor and acceptor (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B118">Slobodkin et al., 2016</xref>). While no single pathway has been described for sulfur disproportionation, most sulfur disproportionators contain genes encoding the Apr and Dsr pathways (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B117">Slobodkin and Slobodkina, 2019</xref>). Bin008 contains these genes as well as genes for sulfate adenylyltransferase (Sat), which reduces sulfate to APS, and SoxB, which is involved in oxidation of thiosulfate to sulfate. While we did not measure sulfite or thiosulfate, VNIR spectra suggest S<sup>0</sup> is present in yellow mineral deposits at site D (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3</xref>) and may provide a source of sulfur for disproportionation. Bin021 was assigned to the order Limnocylindrales, a member of the phylum Chloroflexota (<xref ref-type="sec" rid="s11">Supplementary Table S3</xref>) and contained genes encoding an anaerobic carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, indicating this organism may be able to utilize carbon monoxide as an electron donor for anaerobic respiration of sulfate, hydrogen or CO<sub>2</sub> (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B89">Oelgeschl&#xe4;ger and Rother, 2008</xref>). The pathways identified in these bins demonstrate a subset of the diverse metabolic strategies employed by the microbial communities in MMVC sediments and emphasize the prevalence of chemosynthesis as a microbial lifestyle in glaciovolcanic cave environments. The sulfur-rich nature of the MMVC cave system provides a suite of potential metabolic strategies that are likely rare or absent in previously documented glaciovolcanic cave systems, positioning the MMVC glacier caves as a novel cryosphere microbial ecosystem.</p>
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<title>5 Conclusion</title>
<p>Using a combination of exploration and mapping, <italic>in-situ</italic> and laboratory-based geochemical measurements, and environmental nucleic acid sequencing analyses, we present an initial characterization of a novel sulfidic glaciovolcanic cave system at the MMVC. Bacterial and archaeal community compositions appear largely distinct from other Pacific Northwest glacial systems, glaciovolcanic caves, temperate subglacial systems and a sulfidic subglacial caldera lake. Community structure and function is consistent with high-temperature acidic systems, suggesting that volcanic activity at the MMVC plays a substantial role in structuring microbial communities. The fumarolic soils support a chemosynthetic community that employs energy-yielding sulfur metabolism and utilizes several carbon fixation strategies. Our findings show that volcanic sulfidic gases influence the microbial ecology and geochemistry of the ice cave system and its surrounding snowpack. Further studies are needed to better understand the influence of volcanic degassing on snowpack microbial community structure and function and how the presence of dynamic glaciovolcanic cave systems may influence downstream ecology, for example, through the generation of acidic and solute-rich meltwater distinct from typical glacial melt.</p>
<p>Further geobiological study of the MMVC will improve understanding of subglacial microbial ecology and may provide opportunities to test operational concepts and technology for future life detection missions to icy ocean worlds, such as Saturn&#x2019;s moon Enceladus. The MMVC system provides a rare access point into a unique subglacial realm, facilitating the study of fumarole biogeochemistry beneath glacial ice. This adds to our limited number of subglacial samples and expands our understanding of the diversity of subglacial ecosystem structure and function. The attributes of the MMVC also provide a potential astrobiological analog feature. Cryovolcanism, plume eruptions, or other mechanisms on Enceladus and Europa may transport constituents of these moons&#x2019; sub-ice oceans or near-surface reservoirs to the outer surface of their ice shells, likely depositing material on the surface (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B113">Roth et al., 2014</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B99">Porco et al., 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B106">Quick and Hedman, 2020</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B20">Cable et al., 2021</xref>); if life exists in the sub-ice oceans, cryovolcanic plumes and deposits may contain biosignatures (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B52">Hendrix et al., 2019</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B85">NASEM, 2023</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B98">Perera and Cockell, 2023</xref>). While cryovolcanism does not occur on Earth, glaciovolcanism provides a terrestrial analog in the release of fumarole vapors from subglacial cave systems. Understanding the composition, transport and depositional characteristics of the vapor phase in a habitable system may provide important insight. For example, measurements of molecular hydrogen and methane in the vapor of the Enceladus plume by the Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) aboard Cassini provided evidence in support of hydrothermal activity at the seafloor (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B15">Bouquet et al., 2015</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B135">Waite et al., 2017</xref>). Thorough characterization of glaciovolcanic activity at the MMVC for terrestrial studies provides important planetary analog context and can support the development and testing of mission concepts, methods, and instrumentation which may be applied to future space-based missions, such as an orbiter or lander deployed to an icy ocean world (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B69">MacKenzie et al., 2021</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B162">Hand et al., 2017</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B68">MacKenzie et al., 2022</xref>; <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B83">Mousis et al., 2022</xref>).</p>
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<p>The sequencing data presented in this study are deposited in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive; BioProject number PRJNA1144430, accession numbers SRR30131605 and SRR30196498 through SRR30196521.</p>
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<title>Author contributions</title>
<p>JC: Investigation, Writing&#x2013;original draft, Conceptualization, Formal Analysis, Visualization, Data curation. JS: Investigation, Writing&#x2013;original draft, Formal Analysis, Data curation, Validation, Visualization. MC: Writing&#x2013;original draft, Writing&#x2013;review and editing, Investigation, Formal Analysis, Funding acquisition, Visualization. CS: Writing&#x2013;original draft, Writing&#x2013;review and editing, Investigation, Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Visualization. GW-J: Writing&#x2013;review and editing, Conceptualization, Funding acquisition. AS: Writing&#x2013;original draft, Investigation. MP: Writing&#x2013;review and editing, Funding acquisition, Investigation. OV: Writing&#x2013;original draft, Investigation. KG: Writing&#x2013;review and editing, Investigation. JM: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing&#x2013;original draft, Writing&#x2013;review and editing, Formal Analysis, Visualization.</p>
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<p>The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Partial funding to support the project was provided by the Trebek Initiative, a partnership between the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and National Geographic, a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery grant (RGPIN-2016-03953), and the University of Tennessee&#x2019;s Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development. Some of this work was also funded by an internal grant (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor Project) supported by the JPL NEXT Program.</p>
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<p>The authors respectfully acknowledge that the area which inspired this research is within the traditional unceded territories of the L&#xed;&#x13a;wat First Nation. Fieldwork was conducted under BC Parks permit 109950 and BC Ministry of Forests permit S26564. Some of this work was conducted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NM0018D0004). Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion laboratory, California Institute of Technology. E. Cartaya, T. Gall, S. Linn, B. Swerdlow and A. Walker provided safety and surface support. Aaron Messinger and Special Projects Operations provided specialized self-contained breathing apparatus for cave exploration. Meager Creek Development Corporation, Innergex Renewable Energy, and No Limits Helicopter Adventures provided invaluable logistical support and assistance in the field.</p>
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<p>The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.</p>
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