Primary succession of lichen and bryophyte communities following glacial recession on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Maritime Antarctic

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Favero-Longo, Sergio E., Worland, M. Roger, Convey, Peter, Smith, Ronald I Lewis, Piervittori, Rosanna, Guglielmin, Mauro, Cannone, Nicoletta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
• Subjects: Botany; Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19259/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19259/1/displayFulltext.pdf; http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0954102012000120

A directional primary succession with moderate species replacement was quantitatively characterized on Signy Island in zones of a glacial valley corresponding to their age since deglaciation. A continuous increase in diversity and abundance of lichens and bryophytes was observed between terrains deg...