The distribution of lichens and mosses at Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Ochyra, Ryszard, Øvstedal, Dag Olav, Broady, Paul A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Alexandra Mountains; Antarctic; Botany Bay; Byrd; Edward VII Peninsula; Kar Plateau; Marie Byrd Land; Rockefeller Mountains; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3049294; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102022000396

This is the first detailed study of the distribution of mosses and lichens at Alexandra Mountains and Rockefeller Mountains, Edward VII Peninsula, Antarctica. A total of 418 samples was collected on 21 nunataks in the summer of 1987–1988. Lichens included 44 taxa, bringing the total known from Edwar...