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Pablo Almela

@algopablo.bsky.social

Postdoc (from SPAIN) at UMN (USA). My research: Snowalgae, Albedo, Microbial & Aquatic Ecology, Global Change. Overlanding 🚙⛺🌍🐶

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Elevation effects on snow algal albedo Almela et al. @algopablo.bsky.social @scotthotaling.bsky.social @drlimnology.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Overview of sampling locations, bloom classifications, and algal community composition across the study region.

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Pablo Almela @algopablo.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

A few weeks ago we had the chance to chat with @npr.org about why snow can turn green, red, or orange, and how snow algae may affect mountain snowmelt. ❄️🧫🌈 www.npr.org/2025/12/25/n...

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Uncovering the mystery of how algae makes snow green, red or orange

Snow isn't always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches appear.

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ASM @asm.org · 09/01/2026

Dust looks dead but it is, in fact, alive, teeming with hardy microbes traveling around the world. How are they surviving the trip? Scientists think biofilm formation may play a role. Watch Microbial Minutes for the full story! 🦠 youtu.be/3q-rhw17h2o

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Bioflim Formation and the Dust Microbiome

YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology

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Pablo Almela @algopablo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New paper out! ❄️🦠 We explored how local soils + long-range air mass trajectories shape airborne bacterial communities in the Antarctic Peninsula using 16S ASVs + HYSPLIT. Clear local fingerprints, but regional transport matters too. #microairpolar www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Pablo Almela @algopablo.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

New out! Our latest work in @newphyt.bsky.social shows how red, orange, and green snow algae differ sharply in pigments, communities, and radiative forcing — with red blooms showing the strongest albedo reduction. @drlimnology.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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