Richness of lichens growing on Eocene fossil penguin remains from Antarctica
Antarctica presents one of the most severe environmental conditions for life. Under these circumstances, cryptogams are the dominant photosynthetic organisms, among which we find a great richness of lichens. In Antarctic environments, lichens can grow on rocks or in this case on fossil remains, amon...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/127431 |