Two additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands in the maritime Antarctic
Tortella fragilis (Drumm.) Limpr. (Pottiaceae) and Bryum nivale Müll. Hal. (Bryaceae) are recorded for the first time from the South Shetland Islands in the northern maritime Antarctic. They were discovered in the Admiralty Bay area on King George Island, the largest island of this archipelago. The...
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ftpbsocietyojs:oai:journals.pbsociety.org.pl:article/8343 2023-05-15T14:03:56+02:00 Two additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands in the maritime Antarctic Wierzgoń, Mariusz Suchan, Tomasz Ronikier, Michał 2018-12-31 application/pdf https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/asbp.3598 https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.3598 eng eng Polish Botanical Society https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/asbp.3598/7615 https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/asbp.3598 doi:10.5586/asbp.3598 Copyright (c) 2018 Mariusz Wierzgoń, Tomasz Suchan, Michał Ronikier http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae; Vol 87, No 4 (2018): Polar terrestrial ecosystems: ecology, diversity, and biogeography 2083-9480 biodiversity bryophytes deglaciation King George Island maritime Antarctic Southern Hemisphere info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2018 ftpbsocietyojs https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.3598 2020-11-11T19:20:57Z Tortella fragilis (Drumm.) Limpr. (Pottiaceae) and Bryum nivale Müll. Hal. (Bryaceae) are recorded for the first time from the South Shetland Islands in the northern maritime Antarctic. They were discovered in the Admiralty Bay area on King George Island, the largest island of this archipelago. The two species are briefly characterized morphologically, their habitats are described, and their distribution in the Antarctic is mapped. Discovery of these species has increased the documented moss flora of King George Island to 67 species, strengthening it in the leading position among individual areas with the richest diversity of moss flora in Antarctica. Likewise, T. fragilis and B. nivale represent remarkable additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands, which currently consists of 92 species and one variety, making this archipelago by far the richest bryofloristically amongst large geographic regions of the Antarctic. Comparison of recent (2018) and old (1985) photographs revealed a significant retreat of glacial cover and suggests that the collection site was likely opened for colonization only within the last several decades. The record of T. fragilis is biogeographically relevant, and constitutes an intermediate site between the species’ occurrences in the Antarctic Peninsula and southern South America. The present record of B. nivale is the fourth discovery of the species worldwide, which may be helpful for the future designation of the distribution of this extremely rare species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica King George Island South Shetland Islands Polish Botanical Society Journals Admiralty Bay Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island South Shetland Islands The Antarctic Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 87 4 |
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Tortella fragilis (Drumm.) Limpr. (Pottiaceae) and Bryum nivale Müll. Hal. (Bryaceae) are recorded for the first time from the South Shetland Islands in the northern maritime Antarctic. They were discovered in the Admiralty Bay area on King George Island, the largest island of this archipelago. The two species are briefly characterized morphologically, their habitats are described, and their distribution in the Antarctic is mapped. Discovery of these species has increased the documented moss flora of King George Island to 67 species, strengthening it in the leading position among individual areas with the richest diversity of moss flora in Antarctica. Likewise, T. fragilis and B. nivale represent remarkable additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands, which currently consists of 92 species and one variety, making this archipelago by far the richest bryofloristically amongst large geographic regions of the Antarctic. Comparison of recent (2018) and old (1985) photographs revealed a significant retreat of glacial cover and suggests that the collection site was likely opened for colonization only within the last several decades. The record of T. fragilis is biogeographically relevant, and constitutes an intermediate site between the species’ occurrences in the Antarctic Peninsula and southern South America. The present record of B. nivale is the fourth discovery of the species worldwide, which may be helpful for the future designation of the distribution of this extremely rare species. |
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Two additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands in the maritime Antarctic |
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Two additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands in the maritime Antarctic |
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