Floristic Similarities between the Lichen Flora of Both Sides of the Drake Passage: A Biogeographical Approach

• Published in: Journal of Fungi
• Main Authors: Leopoldo G. Sancho, Ana Aramburu, Javier Etayo, Núria Beltrán-Sanz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: Antarctica; biogeography; lichens; Navarino Island; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Cape Horn; Drake Passage; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10010009; https://doaj.org/article/46b0b9f5cb424ac381f7308c7616caa0

This paper analyses the lichen flora of Navarino Island (Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn Region, Chile), identifying species shared with the South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula). In this common flora, species are grouped by their biogeographic origin (Antarctic–subantarctic endemic, austral, bip...