Distribution of moss-inhabiting diatoms along an altitudinal gradient at sub-Antarctic Îles Kerguelen

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Gremmen, Niek J.M., van de Vijver, Bart, Frenot, Yves, Lebouvier, Marc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000041; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102007000041

Altitudinal gradients provide excellent opportunities to study relationships between species distribution and climatic variables. We studied the species composition of 39 samples of moss-inhabiting diatoms, collected at 50 m intervals from 100–650 m above sea level. The samples contained a total of...