Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica
ABSTRACT This paper presents the details of lichens and mosses found on whale vertebrae substratum in the Admiralty Bay area, King George Island, Antarctica. Samples were taken in the coastal area at Hennequin Point, a relict of the Antarctic whaling era. The samples were collected from the upper su...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247418000062 2024-03-03T08:38:18+00:00 Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica de Albuquerque, Margéli Pereira Putzke, Jair Schünemann, Adriano Luis Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber Victoria, Filipe de Carvalho Pereira, Antonio Batista 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247418000062 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247418000062 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 54, issue 1, page 29-35 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247418000062 2024-02-08T08:37:31Z ABSTRACT This paper presents the details of lichens and mosses found on whale vertebrae substratum in the Admiralty Bay area, King George Island, Antarctica. Samples were taken in the coastal area at Hennequin Point, a relict of the Antarctic whaling era. The samples were collected from the upper surface of the whale bones found in the study area during the austral summer 2010–2011. A total of 15 lichen and two moss species were found. All species sampled are known in the Admiralty Bay area, both as pioneers and in more advanced succession stages in ice-free areas. These results suggest that the colonisation of whale bones is not new for Antarctic plants, but it is an additional substrate on which these plants can develop. A map showing the distribution of colonised bones and details of the usual substrata for the lichens and mosses found in this study are provided. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Austral King George Island Admiralty Bay Hennequin ENVELOPE(-58.350,-58.350,-62.117,-62.117) Hennequin Point ENVELOPE(-58.350,-58.350,-62.117,-62.117) Polar Record 54 1 29 35 |
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ABSTRACT This paper presents the details of lichens and mosses found on whale vertebrae substratum in the Admiralty Bay area, King George Island, Antarctica. Samples were taken in the coastal area at Hennequin Point, a relict of the Antarctic whaling era. The samples were collected from the upper surface of the whale bones found in the study area during the austral summer 2010–2011. A total of 15 lichen and two moss species were found. All species sampled are known in the Admiralty Bay area, both as pioneers and in more advanced succession stages in ice-free areas. These results suggest that the colonisation of whale bones is not new for Antarctic plants, but it is an additional substrate on which these plants can develop. A map showing the distribution of colonised bones and details of the usual substrata for the lichens and mosses found in this study are provided. |
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de Albuquerque, Margéli Pereira Putzke, Jair Schünemann, Adriano Luis Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber Victoria, Filipe de Carvalho Pereira, Antonio Batista |
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de Albuquerque, Margéli Pereira Putzke, Jair Schünemann, Adriano Luis Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber Victoria, Filipe de Carvalho Pereira, Antonio Batista |
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Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica |
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colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at hennequin point, king george island, antarctica |
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