Lichens, bryophytes and terrestrial algae of the Lake Untersee Oasis (Wohlthat Massiv, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Andreev, Mikhail, Andersen, Dale, Kurbatova, Lyubov, Smirnova, Svetlana, Chaplygina, Olga
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2020
• Subjects: Queen Maud Land; Schirmacher Oasis; biodiversity; vegetation; flora; taxonomy; lichen biota; mosses; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Untersee; Wohlthat massif; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/14302

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...