Measurement of moss growth in continental Antarctica

Using steel pins inserted into growing moss colonies near Casey Station, Wilkes Land, continental Antarctica, we have measured the growth rate of three moss species: Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Schistidium antarctici over 20 years and Ceratodon purpureus over 10 years. This has provided the first lon...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Selkirk, Patricia M, Skotnicki, Mary
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer
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Keywords: growth determination
growth rate
moss
sporophyte
water availability
Antarctica
Casey Station
East Antarctica
Wilkes Land
Bryophyta
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Ceratodon
Ceratodon purpureus
Schistidium antarctici
Antarc*
Polar Biology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/50274
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0197-3
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