Primary succession of lichen and bryophyte communities following glacial recession on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Maritime Antarctic

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Favero Longo S., Worland M.R., Convey P., Smith R.I.L., Piervittori R., GUGLIELMIN, MAURO, CANNONE, NICOLETTA
• Other Authors: Favero Longo, S., Worland, M. R., Convey, P., Smith, R. I. L., Piervittori, R., Guglielmin, Mauro, Cannone, Nicoletta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: chronosequence; climate change; deglaciation; glacier foreland; pioneer colonization; species replacement; Antarctic; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11383/1782919; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102012000120

A directional primary succession with moderate species replacement was quantitatively characterized on Signy Island in zones of a glacial valley corresponding to their age since deglaciation. A continuous increase in diversity and abundance of lichens and bryophytes was observed between terrains deg...