Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica)
Lake Untersee is the largest ice-covered freshwater lake in the interior of East Antarctica. The mountain oasis is situated around it in the Gruber Mts. of the Wohlthat Massif. For approximately 7,000 years the area has been free of ice and the local climate relatively stable. It is very severe, col...
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ftmasarykunivojs:oai:ojs.journals.muni.cz:article/14302 2023-05-15T13:46:41+02:00 Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) Andreev, Mikhail Andersen, Dale Kurbatova, Lyubov Smirnova, Svetlana Chaplygina, Olga 2020-07-01 application/pdf http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/14302 eng eng Masaryk Univerzity http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/14302/11905 http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/14302 Copyright (c) 2020 Czech Polar Reports https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Czech Polar Reports; Vol 10 No 2 (2020); 203-225 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020); 203-225 1805-0697 1805-0689 Queen Maud Land Schirmacher Oasis biodiversity vegetation flora taxonomy lichen biota mosses info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftmasarykunivojs 2022-06-26T10:16:45Z Lake Untersee is the largest ice-covered freshwater lake in the interior of East Antarctica. The mountain oasis is situated around it in the Gruber Mts. of the Wohlthat Massif. For approximately 7,000 years the area has been free of ice and the local climate relatively stable. It is very severe, cold, and windy and dominated by intense evaporation and sublimation but with little melt. Relative humidity averages only 37%. Vegetation is sparse in the oasis and previously only poorly investigated. Two lichen species and no bryophytes were known from the area. In November-December 2018, a survey of terrestrial flora and vegetation was made. The list of lichens was completed for the area, bryophytes were found for the first time, and some terrestrial algae were collected. In total, 23 lichen species, 1 lichenicolous fungus, 1 moss, and 18 terrestrial algae were discovered for the locality. The abundance of each species within their habitats was also evaluated. The lichen flora of the Untersee Oasis is typical for continental oases and similar to other previously investigated internal territories of Dronning Maud Land, except for the very rich lichen flora of the Schirmacher Oasis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Dronning Maud Land East Antarctica Queen Maud Land Masaryk University Journals East Antarctica Dronning Maud Land Untersee ENVELOPE(13.467,13.467,-71.350,-71.350) Queen Maud Land ENVELOPE(12.000,12.000,-72.500,-72.500) Wohlthat massif ENVELOPE(12.500,12.500,-71.667,-71.667) |
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Queen Maud Land Schirmacher Oasis biodiversity vegetation flora taxonomy lichen biota mosses Andreev, Mikhail Andersen, Dale Kurbatova, Lyubov Smirnova, Svetlana Chaplygina, Olga Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) |
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Lake Untersee is the largest ice-covered freshwater lake in the interior of East Antarctica. The mountain oasis is situated around it in the Gruber Mts. of the Wohlthat Massif. For approximately 7,000 years the area has been free of ice and the local climate relatively stable. It is very severe, cold, and windy and dominated by intense evaporation and sublimation but with little melt. Relative humidity averages only 37%. Vegetation is sparse in the oasis and previously only poorly investigated. Two lichen species and no bryophytes were known from the area. In November-December 2018, a survey of terrestrial flora and vegetation was made. The list of lichens was completed for the area, bryophytes were found for the first time, and some terrestrial algae were collected. In total, 23 lichen species, 1 lichenicolous fungus, 1 moss, and 18 terrestrial algae were discovered for the locality. The abundance of each species within their habitats was also evaluated. The lichen flora of the Untersee Oasis is typical for continental oases and similar to other previously investigated internal territories of Dronning Maud Land, except for the very rich lichen flora of the Schirmacher Oasis. |
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Andreev, Mikhail Andersen, Dale Kurbatova, Lyubov Smirnova, Svetlana Chaplygina, Olga |
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Andreev, Mikhail Andersen, Dale Kurbatova, Lyubov Smirnova, Svetlana Chaplygina, Olga |
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Andreev, Mikhail |
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Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) |
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Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) |
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Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) |
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Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) |
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Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) |
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lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the lake untersee oasis (wohlthat massiv, dronning maud land, antarctica) |
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2020 |
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ENVELOPE(13.467,13.467,-71.350,-71.350) ENVELOPE(12.000,12.000,-72.500,-72.500) ENVELOPE(12.500,12.500,-71.667,-71.667) |
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East Antarctica Dronning Maud Land Untersee Queen Maud Land Wohlthat massif |
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Antarc* Antarctica Dronning Maud Land East Antarctica Queen Maud Land |
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Antarc* Antarctica Dronning Maud Land East Antarctica Queen Maud Land |
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Czech Polar Reports; Vol 10 No 2 (2020); 203-225 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020); 203-225 1805-0697 1805-0689 |
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