Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the speed of revegetation of Antarctic soil affected by 13 years of anthropogenic influence in the form of a refuge building at Stinker Point, Elephant Island, Antarctica. Fourteen years after the removal, in the 2011/2012 austral summer, a qualitative survey of...
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crwiley:10.1002/ldr.3431 2024-06-02T07:55:50+00:00 Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic Putzke, Jair Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber Pereira, Antonio Batista Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3431 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.3431 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ldr.3431 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Land Degradation & Development volume 31, issue 1, page 96-104 ISSN 1085-3278 1099-145X journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3431 2024-05-03T11:42:47Z Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the speed of revegetation of Antarctic soil affected by 13 years of anthropogenic influence in the form of a refuge building at Stinker Point, Elephant Island, Antarctica. Fourteen years after the removal, in the 2011/2012 austral summer, a qualitative survey of the vegetation cover and biodiversity was conducted using photographs and image processing of the entire field. Data were compared with records from the Technical Archive of the Brazilian Antarctic Program. Recovery had occurred at a faster rate than expected. There was a rapid covering of Deschampsia antarctica Desv. (Poaceae), Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske, and Bryum argentum Hedw. (Bryophyta), evidenced by the larger percentage of surface coverage and frequency by these species. The findings are important because they help establish new concepts on environmental security related to preserving plant communities in new Antarctic settlements or camps, supporting that the rapid recovery of the ecosystem after their removal is possible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Brazilian Antarctic Program Elephant Island Wiley Online Library Antarctic Austral Elephant Island ENVELOPE(-55.184,-55.184,-61.085,-61.085) Stinker Point ENVELOPE(-55.380,-55.380,-61.221,-61.221) Land Degradation & Development 31 1 96 104 |
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Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the speed of revegetation of Antarctic soil affected by 13 years of anthropogenic influence in the form of a refuge building at Stinker Point, Elephant Island, Antarctica. Fourteen years after the removal, in the 2011/2012 austral summer, a qualitative survey of the vegetation cover and biodiversity was conducted using photographs and image processing of the entire field. Data were compared with records from the Technical Archive of the Brazilian Antarctic Program. Recovery had occurred at a faster rate than expected. There was a rapid covering of Deschampsia antarctica Desv. (Poaceae), Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske, and Bryum argentum Hedw. (Bryophyta), evidenced by the larger percentage of surface coverage and frequency by these species. The findings are important because they help establish new concepts on environmental security related to preserving plant communities in new Antarctic settlements or camps, supporting that the rapid recovery of the ecosystem after their removal is possible. |
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Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic |
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Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic |
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Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic |
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Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic |
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Vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in Elephant Island, Maritime Antarctic |
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vegetation recovery after the removal of a facility in elephant island, maritime antarctic |
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