Dispersal of the moss Campylopus pyriformis on geothermal ground near the summits of Mount Erebus and Mount Melbourne, Victoria Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Skotnicki, M.L., Selkirk, P.M., Broady, P., Adam, K.D., Ninham, J.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
• Subjects: Mount Erebus; Mount Melbourne; Ross Island; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102001000396; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102001000396

Mount Melbourne in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, is a glaciated 2733 m volcanic cone. The moss Compylopus pyriformis occurs on two small areas of steam-warmed snow-free ground near its summit. This moss species also occurs in temperate regions world-wide, but has not been recorded elsewhere in...