Leaf and floral heating in cold climates: do sub-Antarctic megaherbs resemble tropical alpine giants?

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Lorna Little, Pernille Bronken Eidesen, Eike Müller, Katharine J.M. Dickinson, Janice M. Lord
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Campbell Island; flower colour; thermal imaging; Pleurophyllum speciosum; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; New Zealand; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.26030; https://doaj.org/article/72a35786106c45618c75cdc49285e29b

High latitude and altitude floras are characterized by low-statured, small, wind-pollinated plants, which mainly reproduce by self-pollination or asexual reproduction. However, at odds with this are some sub-Antarctic islands that have plant species with giant growth forms and large, brightly colour...