Ecology of moss banks on Signy Island (maritime Antarctic)

• Published in: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
• Main Authors: Cannone, Nicoletta, DALLE FRATTE, MICHELE, Convey, Peter, Worland, M. Roger, Guglielmin, Mauro
• Other Authors: DALLE FRATTE, Michele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Biotic and abiotic disturbance; Deglaciation age; Environmental factor; Fur seal; Mosse; Topography; Westerly wind; Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematic; Plant Science; Antarctic; Signy Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11383/2072521; https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/box040; http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117997017/home

Mosses are dominant components of high-latitude environments, and Signy Island (maritime Antarctic) provides a representative example of polar cryptogam-dominated terrestrial ecosystems. In 2011, we mapped all moss banks, their characteristics (thickness, area, floristic composition) and investigate...