Japan-China collaboration research program on terrestrial biology at Great Wall Station in King George Island, in the summer of 1990/91

• Main Authors: Shuji Ohtani, Takayuki Nakatsubo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1992
• Subjects: Geography (General); G1-922; Antarctic; King George Island; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Great Wall Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00008757; https://doaj.org/article/6492d19159bb412dada007d07a5b8ca3

The collaboration between Japanese and Chinese biologists started in the 1988/89 season with a three-year program at Great Wall Station, King George Island. For the third year of the program (1990/91), two Japanese botanists carried out the field survey on freshwater algae and bryophytes in the 7th Chinese National Antarctic Expedition (CHINARE-7). Taxonomic study of freshwater algae was carried out at the Fildes Peninsula. About 110 taxa were recognized in the samples collected from a variety of freshwater habitats. Distribution of snow algae was studied with reference to microhabitat and snow properties as a co-operative study with a Chinese scientist. The microclimate and photosynthetic activities of moss colonies around Great Wall Station were studied. Vertical cross-sections of moss colonies were examined to study the structure and dynamics of moss colonies.