Some aspects of the moss population development on the Svalbard glaciers

• Published in: Czech Polar Reports
• Main Authors: Belkina, Olga A., Vilnet, Anna A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Masaryk University Press 2015
• Subjects: Bertilbreen; Billefjorden; Svalbard; glacier; glaciers; Iceland; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cpr2015-2-14; https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/viewFile/12874/11209

Glaciers are rather unusual habitat for mosses, but sometimes they can be suitable for some species due to presence of sufficient moisture and cryoconite substrate in the ablation zone. To date, moss populations were found only on a few glaciers in Alaska, Iceland and Svalbard. An origin and develop...