Return of the megaherbs:Plant colonisation of derelict ANARE station buildings on sub-Antarctic Heard Island
Buildings were constructed and artefacts left behind on sub-Antarctic Heard Island, associated with Antarctic research expeditions since 1926. Both bryophytes and vascular plants are colonising many parts of the now derelict buildings. On these structures and artefacts, the authors recorded four spe...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/2c2323f3-fcfb-4994-b916-6fe1bc86148c 2023-05-15T13:51:33+02:00 Return of the megaherbs:Plant colonisation of derelict ANARE station buildings on sub-Antarctic Heard Island Whinam, J. Selkirk, P. M. Downing, A. J. Hull, Bruce 2004-07 https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/2c2323f3-fcfb-4994-b916-6fe1bc86148c https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247404003614 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3843063662&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Whinam , J , Selkirk , P M , Downing , A J & Hull , B 2004 , ' Return of the megaherbs : Plant colonisation of derelict ANARE station buildings on sub-Antarctic Heard Island ' , Polar Record , vol. 40 , no. 214 , pp. 235-243 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247404003614 article 2004 ftmacquarieunicr https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247404003614 2022-11-06T06:31:35Z Buildings were constructed and artefacts left behind on sub-Antarctic Heard Island, associated with Antarctic research expeditions since 1926. Both bryophytes and vascular plants are colonising many parts of the now derelict buildings. On these structures and artefacts, the authors recorded four species of vascular plants out of the 11 that occur on Heard Island and nine species of mosses out of the 37 recorded from Heard Island. The vascular plant species most frequently recorded colonising structures and artefacts was Pringlea antiscorbutica (288 occurrences), with the area colonised varying from 0.3 cm 2 to 430.0 cm 2 . Muelleriella crassifolia was the moss species that was most frequently recorded (14 occurrences), colonising areas from 2.1 cm 2 to 12.9 cm 2 . The highest number of bryophyte species (seven) was recorded on the stone and cement of the 'water tank.' Pringlea antiscorbutica, Poa cookii, Azorella selago, Muelleriella crassifolia, Bryum dichotomum, Dicranoweisia brevipes and Schistidium apocarpum are all expected to continue to colonise the ANARE ruins, as well as areas that have become available since building removal and also possibly areas bared by further deglaciation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Heard Island Polar Record Macquarie University Research Portal Antarctic Heard Island Polar Record 40 3 235 243 |
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Buildings were constructed and artefacts left behind on sub-Antarctic Heard Island, associated with Antarctic research expeditions since 1926. Both bryophytes and vascular plants are colonising many parts of the now derelict buildings. On these structures and artefacts, the authors recorded four species of vascular plants out of the 11 that occur on Heard Island and nine species of mosses out of the 37 recorded from Heard Island. The vascular plant species most frequently recorded colonising structures and artefacts was Pringlea antiscorbutica (288 occurrences), with the area colonised varying from 0.3 cm 2 to 430.0 cm 2 . Muelleriella crassifolia was the moss species that was most frequently recorded (14 occurrences), colonising areas from 2.1 cm 2 to 12.9 cm 2 . The highest number of bryophyte species (seven) was recorded on the stone and cement of the 'water tank.' Pringlea antiscorbutica, Poa cookii, Azorella selago, Muelleriella crassifolia, Bryum dichotomum, Dicranoweisia brevipes and Schistidium apocarpum are all expected to continue to colonise the ANARE ruins, as well as areas that have become available since building removal and also possibly areas bared by further deglaciation. |
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Whinam , J , Selkirk , P M , Downing , A J & Hull , B 2004 , ' Return of the megaherbs : Plant colonisation of derelict ANARE station buildings on sub-Antarctic Heard Island ' , Polar Record , vol. 40 , no. 214 , pp. 235-243 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247404003614 |
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