Small areas and small plants: Updates on Antarctic bryophytes

• Published in: Acta Botanica Brasilica
• Main Authors: Júlia V. Mundim, Tamara S. Dantas, Diego K. Henriques, Jair E. Q. de Faria-Júnior, Dafne A. A. dos Anjos, Juçara Bordin, Paulo E. A. S. Câmara, Micheline Carvalho-Silva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2022
• Subjects: Bryophyta; flora; Maritime Antarctica; new occurrence; South Shetlands; Botany; QK1-989; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Snow Island; President Head; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062020abb0431; https://doaj.org/article/45e0082ba89d42dfa391adfa616c700a

ABSTRACT Snow Island is part of the South Shetland Archipelago in Antarctica. Most of its surface is permanently covered by snow, yet it has an important paleobotanical site. There are no protected areas on the island and no recent data regarding its vegetation. This study aimed to collect and ident...