Factors influencing small-scale distribution of 10 macro-lichens in King George Island, West Antarctica

• Main Authors: Huajie, Liu, Qingfeng, Wu, Shibo, Fang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2012
• Subjects: Fauna; Terrestrial; Antarctic; King George Island; West Antarctica; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Ardley; Ardley Island; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2458/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2458/1/A20120302.pdf

Lichens are among the main primary colonists in most terrestrial ecosystems of Antarctica, where the effects of environmental factors on spatial distribution of lichens are essential to understanding the functioning of Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems. We measured abundance of 10 frequently observed...