Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica
Meesia uliginosa Hedw. and the family Meesiaceae are recorded for the first time in the Antarctic. The species is occasional on Joinville and James Ross Islands near the Trinity Peninsula, on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands and on Livingston and Robert Islands in the South Shetland Islands,...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:503605 2023-05-15T13:48:08+02:00 Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica Ochyra, Ryszard Smith, Ronald I. Lewis 1999 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503605/ https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9 unknown Ochyra, Ryszard; Smith, Ronald I. Lewis. 1999 Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica. Cryptogamie Bryologie, 20 (1). 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9 <https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1999 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9 2023-02-04T19:37:58Z Meesia uliginosa Hedw. and the family Meesiaceae are recorded for the first time in the Antarctic. The species is occasional on Joinville and James Ross Islands near the Trinity Peninsula, on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands and on Livingston and Robert Islands in the South Shetland Islands, whereas on King George Island, in the latter archipelago, it is locally frequent. The Antarctic plants are briefly described and illustrated and the local distribution of the species on King George Island and in the maritime Antarctic is mapped. The ecological requirements of M. uliginosa in Antarctica are described in detail and the global geographical distribution of the species is reviewed. Ceratodon kinggeorgicus Kanda, a species originally described from King George Island, is considered to be conspecific with M. uliginosa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Signy Island South Orkney Islands South Shetland Islands Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands South Orkney Islands ENVELOPE(-45.500,-45.500,-60.583,-60.583) Signy Island ENVELOPE(-45.595,-45.595,-60.708,-60.708) Trinity Peninsula ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-63.500,-63.500) Joinville ENVELOPE(-55.867,-55.867,-63.250,-63.250) Kanda ENVELOPE(31.909,31.909,67.119,67.119) Cryptogamie Bryologie 20 1 5 10 |
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Meesia uliginosa Hedw. and the family Meesiaceae are recorded for the first time in the Antarctic. The species is occasional on Joinville and James Ross Islands near the Trinity Peninsula, on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands and on Livingston and Robert Islands in the South Shetland Islands, whereas on King George Island, in the latter archipelago, it is locally frequent. The Antarctic plants are briefly described and illustrated and the local distribution of the species on King George Island and in the maritime Antarctic is mapped. The ecological requirements of M. uliginosa in Antarctica are described in detail and the global geographical distribution of the species is reviewed. Ceratodon kinggeorgicus Kanda, a species originally described from King George Island, is considered to be conspecific with M. uliginosa. |
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Ochyra, Ryszard Smith, Ronald I. Lewis Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica |
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Ochyra, Ryszard Smith, Ronald I. Lewis |
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Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica |
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Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica |
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Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica |
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Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica |
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Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica |
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meesia uliginosa hedw. (musci, meesiaceae) in antarctica |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503605/ https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9 |
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ENVELOPE(-45.500,-45.500,-60.583,-60.583) ENVELOPE(-45.595,-45.595,-60.708,-60.708) ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-63.500,-63.500) ENVELOPE(-55.867,-55.867,-63.250,-63.250) ENVELOPE(31.909,31.909,67.119,67.119) |
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Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands South Orkney Islands Signy Island Trinity Peninsula Joinville Kanda |
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Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands South Orkney Islands Signy Island Trinity Peninsula Joinville Kanda |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Signy Island South Orkney Islands South Shetland Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Signy Island South Orkney Islands South Shetland Islands |
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Ochyra, Ryszard; Smith, Ronald I. Lewis. 1999 Meesia uliginosa Hedw. (Musci, Meesiaceae) in Antarctica. Cryptogamie Bryologie, 20 (1). 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9 <https://doi.org/10.1016/S1290-0796(99)80002-9> |
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