High Resilience and Fast Acclimation Processes Allow the Antarctic Moss Bryum argenteum to Increase Its Carbon Gain in Warmer Growing Conditions

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Emma L. Gemal, T. G. Allan Green, S. Craig Cary, Claudia Colesie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; climate change; mosses; non-vascular vegetation; acclimation; carbon gain; closed-top chamber experiment; Cape Hallett; resilience; Antarctic; Hallett; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11121773

Climate warming in Antarctica involves major shifts in plant distribution and productivity. This study aims to unravel the plasticity and acclimation potential of Bryum argenteum var. muticum, a cosmopolitan moss species found in Antarctica. By comparing short-term, closed-top chamber warming experi...