Evidence for saprotrophic digestion of glossopterid pollen from Permian silicified peats of Antarctica

• Published in: Grana
• Main Authors: McLoughlin, Stephen, Shevchuk, Olena, Windell, Megan M., Slater, Ben J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Enheten för paleobiologi 2024
• Subjects: Chytridiomycota; oomycetes; Prince Charles Mountains; Bainmedart Coal Measures; Guadalupian; Lopingian; saprotrophy; permineralised peat; Glossopteridales; nutrient cycling; Other Earth Sciences; Annan geovetenskap; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-5646; https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2024.2312610

Wind-blown pollen (pollen rain) is a major contributor to element cycling in modern forests and aquatic ecosystems, particularly in high-latitude and acidic settings where nutrients are a limiting factor. The rich package of proteins, nitrogen and phosphorus residing within pollen is, nonetheless, i...