Exposure and Nutrients As Delimiters of Lichen Communities in Continental Antarctica

• Published in: The Lichenologist
• Main Authors: Hovenden, M.J., Seppelt, R.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1995
• Subjects: Casey Station; Clark Peninsula; The Knoll; Wilkes Land; Windmill Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0024-2829(95)80010-7; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0024282995800107?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0024282995800107?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0024282995000636

Abstract Lichens dominate the terrestrial vegetation of the ice-free regions of continental Antarctica. Vegetation patterns were studied in the Windmill Islands Oasis, Wilkes Land, continental Antarctica, in relation to edaphic features to elucidate the factors that govern lichen distribution and ab...