Vegetation mapping of moss-dominated areas of northern part of James Ross Island (Antarctica) and a suggestion of protective measures

• Published in: Czech Polar Reports
• Main Authors: Barták, Miloš, Váczi, Peter, Stachoň, Zdeněk, Kubešová, Svatava
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Masaryk University Press 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Berry Hill; Lachman; Lachman Lakes; Ross Island; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cpr2015-1-8; https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/viewFile/12868/11202

James Ross Island is a large (2500 km) island situated in the north-western part of the Weddell Sea, close to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island is rich in vegetation oases, i.e. areas covered by autotrophic organisms comprising a great variety of terrestrial algae, cyanobacteri...