Patterns of moss richness in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, cannot be explained by geological or ornithogenic drivers alone

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Costa Silva, Bárbara Guedes, Convey, Peter, Carvalho-Silva, Micheline, Toledo Amorim, Eduardo, Patiño, Jairo, Aguiar Saraiva Câmara, Paulo Eduardo
• Other Authors: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Bryophytes; environmental filters; geological extracts; non-ornithogenic soils; ornithogenic soils; Admiralty Bay; Antarctic; Arctowski; Commandante Ferraz Station; Ferraz; King George Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Brazilian Antarctic Program
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/296203; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102021000614

We set out to document the diversity and distribution of bryophytes in Admiralty Bay and thereby enable the identification of patterns in local diversity and their possible drivers. Combining data extracted from different sources and recent collections, we documented the presence of 63 species. Simi...