A fern cultured from Antarctic glacier detritus

Abstract A fem, Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack., has been cultured from mineral sediment in cryoconite holes in the ice cap of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Its provenance, mode of transport to its Maritime Antarctic destination and the significance of viable exotic propagules as potentia...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Smith, R.I. Lewis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
South Orkney Islands
Signy Island
Bory
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Ice cap
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102013000606
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102013000606
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Summary:Abstract A fem, Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack., has been cultured from mineral sediment in cryoconite holes in the ice cap of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Its provenance, mode of transport to its Maritime Antarctic destination and the significance of viable exotic propagules as potential colonists are discussed.

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