Moss-inhabiting diatoms from two contrasting Maritime Antarctic islands

• Published in: Plant Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Kopalová, Kateřina, Ochyra, Ryszard, Nedbalová, Linda, Van de Vijver, Bart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Biology; Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Lagoons Mesa; Livingston Island; Ross Island; The Antarctic; Ulu Peninsula; Antarc*; James Ross Island; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1180650151162165141

Abstract: Background and aims The Maritime Antarctic vegetation is a poorly developed tundra dominated by lichens and mosses, mostly present in moist environments, providing a favourable habitat for microorganisms. Although, diatoms represent one of the most common algal groups in the Antarctic regi...