Distribution of aquatic mosses in the Soya Coast region, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Satoshi Imura, Tadashi Bando, Koji Seto, Shuji Ohtani, Sakae Kudoh, Hiroshi Kanda
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research/Department of Biology, Kyoto University of Education/Research Center for Coastal Lagoon Environments, Shimane University/Department of Education, Shimane University/National Institute of Polar Research/National Institute of Polar Research 2003
• Subjects: Antarctica; lake; aquatic moss; distribution; salinity; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Polar bioscience
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=6194; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00006194/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=6194&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

The distribution of aquatic mosses among 73 lakes in the Soya Coast region, East Antarctica, was surveyed. Two species of mosses, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Leptobryum sp. were found at the bottom of lakes. B. pseudotriquetrum was found in 38 lakes (52.1%), mainly in freshwater lakes throughout the study area. Leptobryum sp. was found in 26 lakes (35.6%) in a rather restricted area, and mainly in relatively saline lakes.