The thermophilic bryoflora of Deception Island: unique plant communities as a criterion for designating an Antarctic Specially Protected Area
Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands is one of the most volcanically active sites south of 60°S. Between 1967 and 1970 three major eruptions devastated large expanses of the landscape and its vegetation. Since 1970 extensive recolonization has occurred on the more stable surfaces. Unheated...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Cambridge University Press
2005
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2006/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002385 |