Species-specific effects of passive warming in an Antarctic moss system

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Hannah M. Prather, Angélica Casanova-Katny, Andrew F. Clements, Matthew W. Chmielewski, Mehmet A. Balkan, Erin E. Shortlidge, Todd N. Rosenstiel, Sarah M. Eppley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2019
• Subjects: bryophytes; climate change; fungi; invertebrates; mosses; open top chamber; Science; Q; Arctic; Antarctic; King George Island; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190744; https://doaj.org/article/6ab59f59c6b747fbbe7dcb86ea439e5d

Polar systems are experiencing rapid climate change and the high sensitivity of these Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems make them especially vulnerable to accelerated ecological transformation. In Antarctica, warming results in a mosaic of ice-free terrestrial habitats dominated by a diverse assemblag...