Xanthophyll cycles in the juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) and Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) on Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: García Plazaola, José Ignacio, López Pozo, Marina, Fernández Marín, Beatriz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: Deschampsia antarctica; Polytrichum juniperinum; Photochemical efficiency; Violaxanthin; Zeaxanthin; Antarctic; Livingston Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10810/57938; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03068-7

The summer climate in Maritime Antarctica is characterised by high humidity and cloudiness with slightly above zero temperatures. Under such conditions, photosynthetic activity is temperature-limited and plant communities are formed by a few species. These conditions could prevent the operation of t...