Summer variability, winter dormancy: lichen activity over 3 years at Botany Bay, 77°S latitude, continental Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Schroeter, Burkhard, Green, T.G. Allan, Pannewitz, Stefan, Schlensog, Mark, Sancho, Leopoldo G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2011
• Subjects: snall fall; hydration; productivity; stress; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Botany Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5161; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0851-7

Lichens make up a major component of Antarctic vegetation; they are also poikilohydric and are metabolically active only when hydrated. Logistic constraints have meant that we have little idea of the length, timing or environmental conditions of activity periods of lichens. We present the results of...