Summer activity patterns for a moss and lichen in the maritime Antarctic with respect to altitude

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Schroeter, Burkhard, Green, T. G. Allan, Pintado, Ana, Türk, Roman, Sancho, Leopoldo G.
• Other Authors: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Livingston Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02939-9; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00300-021-02939-9.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02939-9/fulltext.html

Abstract There is considerable scientific interest as to how terrestrial biodiversity in Antarctica might respond, or be expected to respond, to climate change. The two species of vascular plant confined to the Antarctic Peninsula have shown clear gains in density and range extension. However, littl...