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, Sergio Enrico, PIERVITTORI, Rosanna, M. R. Worland, P. Convey, R. I. Lewis Smith, M. Guglielmin, N. Cannone
• Other Authors: S.E. Favero-Longo, M.R. Worland, R.I. Lewis-Smith, R. Piervittori
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2318/89968; 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...