Temperature variation and its biological significance in fellfield habitats on a maritime Antarctic island

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Davey, M. C., Pickup, J., Block, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; Signy Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102092000567; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102092000567

Temperatures within soil and plant habitats on Signy Island in the maritime Antarctic were measured during 1987. Four sites were monitored using minithermistors attached to a data logging system. Three main periods within the annual temperature cycle were identified. In spring/summer (November–March...