Epiphytic algae on mosses in the vicinity of Syowa Station, Antarctica

Species composition and abundance of epiphytic algae on mosses growing in the vicinity of Syowa Station were investigated. Moss samples were collected from three localities, East Ongul Island, Mukai Rocks and Langhovde. The epiphytic algae identified in these samples were 23 species in total, 16 of...

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Main Author: Shuji Ohtani
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1986
Subjects:
Antarctic
East Ongul Island
Langhovde
Mukai Rocks
Ongul
Ongul Island
Syowa Station
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research
Polar Research
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Summary:Species composition and abundance of epiphytic algae on mosses growing in the vicinity of Syowa Station were investigated. Moss samples were collected from three localities, East Ongul Island, Mukai Rocks and Langhovde. The epiphytic algae identified in these samples were 23 species in total, 16 of blue-green algae, 4 of diatoms, 3 of green algae. Blue-green algae were more frequently found among these epiphytic algae on mosses in each locality. Among the three localities, Langhovde was the most favorable habitat for the epiphytic algae, as well as the moss vegetation. The epiphytic algal flora on mosses turned out to be poorer than submerged algal flora in the same or similar localities in the Antarctic.

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