Lichen synusiae in East Antarctica (Schirmacher Oasis and Larsemann Hills): substratum and morphological preferences

• Main Authors: Rai, Himanshu, Khare, Roshni, Nayaka, Sanjeeva, Upreti, Dalip Kumar, Gupta, Rajan K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2011
• Subjects: crustose; growth form; McLeod Island; Queen Maud Land; saxicolous; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Larsemann Hills; McLeod; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12806

Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems experience some of the most extreme growth conditions, where plant distribution is determined by favourable environmental gradients of temperature and moisture along with micro-topography of habitats. Lichens are among the most tolerant symbiotic organisms which cons...