Additions to the lichen flora of Victoria Land, Antarctica

Additions to the lichen flora of Victoria Land, Antarctica Lichens of relict penguin colonies and sites affected by active penguin colonies were investigated in Victoria Land, Ross Sea sector, continental Antarctica. A total of 17 coastal sites, seven in northern and ten in southern Victoria Land, h...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Smykla, Jerzy, Krzewicka, Beata, Wilk, Karina, Emslie, Steven, Śliwa, Lucyna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2011
Subjects:
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarctic
Beaufort Island
Ross Sea
The Antarctic
Victoria Land
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10183-011-0009-5
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Summary:Additions to the lichen flora of Victoria Land, Antarctica Lichens of relict penguin colonies and sites affected by active penguin colonies were investigated in Victoria Land, Ross Sea sector, continental Antarctica. A total of 17 coastal sites, seven in northern and ten in southern Victoria Land, have been investigated across 7° of latitude from 71° to 78°S. Altogether 40 taxa of lichens have been identified. Four of the recorded species are new to the Antarctic - Caloplaca erecta, C. soropelta, C. tominii and Physcia tenella two species are new to the Victoria Land area - Lecania nylanderiana and Lecanora polytropa . The first lichen records from Beaufort Island are also provided. Data presented here expand the knowledge on the occurrence, diversity and distribution of Victoria Land lichens.

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