Low genetic variation between South American and Antarctic populations of the bank-forming moss Chorisodontium aciphyllum (Dicranaceae)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Biersma, Elisabeth M., Jackson, Jennifer A., Bracegirdle, Thomas J., Griffiths, Howard, Linse, Katrin, Convey, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2018
• Subjects: Botany; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514666/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514666/1/POBI-D-17-00046_R1_final_revision_change_first_page.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-017-2221-1

The Antarctic–South American bank-forming moss Chorisodontium aciphyllum is known for having the oldest sub-fossils of any extant plant in Antarctica as well as extreme survival abilities, making it a candidate species for possible long-term survival in Antarctica. Applying phylogeographic and popul...