Fig. 1From: Bacterial communities in surface and basal ice of a glacier terminus in the headwaters of Yangtze River on the Qinghai–Tibet PlateauStudy area and sampling sites in the glacier terminus of Dongkemadi Glacier. a The glacier is located in the Yangtze River headwaters in the central Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). b Schematic graph showing the glacier area and forefront area of the Dongkemadi Glacier. c Schematic graph shown the sampling of surface ice and basal ice. The map and graphs were modified from our previous publication [51]Back to article page