The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic
The elemental and biochemical composition of eight moss species from the maritime Antarctic were determined fornightly (summer) or monthly (winter) from December 1992 to November 1994. Short-duration summer carbohydrate maxima in Calliergon sarmentosum were seen in both years, but no other seasonal...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:503167 2023-05-15T13:48:07+02:00 The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic Davey, Martin C. 1999 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503167/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410209900022X unknown Cambridge University Press Davey, Martin C. 1999 The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic. Antarctic Science, 11 (02). 157-159. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410209900022X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410209900022X> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1999 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410209900022X 2023-02-04T19:37:42Z The elemental and biochemical composition of eight moss species from the maritime Antarctic were determined fornightly (summer) or monthly (winter) from December 1992 to November 1994. Short-duration summer carbohydrate maxima in Calliergon sarmentosum were seen in both years, but no other seasonal patterns were observed. The absence of seasonality in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations or their atomic ratios suggest that the mosses were nutrient-sufficient throughout the year, and that nutrient availability was not important in determining moss productivity. Mosses from hydric habitats had lower carbohydrate and higher protein, nitrogen and phosphorus contents than those from drier habitats, possibly as a consequence of higher productivity and continual flushing with nutrients in wet habitats. The results are consistent with the importance of water and the primacy of physical factors in the ecology of Antarctic mosses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Antarctic Science 11 2 157 159 |
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The elemental and biochemical composition of eight moss species from the maritime Antarctic were determined fornightly (summer) or monthly (winter) from December 1992 to November 1994. Short-duration summer carbohydrate maxima in Calliergon sarmentosum were seen in both years, but no other seasonal patterns were observed. The absence of seasonality in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations or their atomic ratios suggest that the mosses were nutrient-sufficient throughout the year, and that nutrient availability was not important in determining moss productivity. Mosses from hydric habitats had lower carbohydrate and higher protein, nitrogen and phosphorus contents than those from drier habitats, possibly as a consequence of higher productivity and continual flushing with nutrients in wet habitats. The results are consistent with the importance of water and the primacy of physical factors in the ecology of Antarctic mosses. |
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Davey, Martin C. The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic |
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The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic |
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The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic |
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The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic |
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The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic |
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The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic |
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elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime antarctic |
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Davey, Martin C. 1999 The elemental and biochemical composition of bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic. Antarctic Science, 11 (02). 157-159. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410209900022X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410209900022X> |
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