The terrestrial biota of Charcot Island, eastern Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica: an example of extreme isolation

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Convey, P., Smith, R.I.L., Peat, H.J., Pugh, P.J.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bellingshausen Sea; Charcot; Charcot Island; Marion Nunataks; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410200000047x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410200000047X

This paper documents the previously undescribed terrestrial fauna (mites, nematodes, tardigrades) and flora (liverworts, mosses and lichens) of Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island (69°45'S 075°15'W). Species diversity in all groups is low relative to other Maritime Antarctic sites, probably a...