Colonisation of stranded whale bones by lichens and mosses at Hennequin Point, King George Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: de Albuquerque, Margéli Pereira, Putzke, Jair, Schünemann, Adriano Luis, Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber, Victoria, Filipe de Carvalho, Pereira, Antonio Batista
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2018
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; King George Island; Admiralty Bay; Hennequin; Hennequin Point; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247418000062; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247418000062

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...