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

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Little, Lorna, Eidesen, Pernille Bronken, Müller, Eike, Dickinson, Katharine J.M., Lord, Janice M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Campbell Island; flower colour; thermal imaging; Pleurophyllum speciosum; Antarctic; New Zealand; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3261; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.26030

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...