Moss, Casey Station, East Antarctica

Mosses in Antarctica grow in areas where there is summer melt water. This olive green turf is the dominant moss of the region, Schistidium antarctici, growing along the edge of the melt lake behind Casey Station, East Antarctica. The brighter green colour is Bryum pseudotriquetrum growing over the t...

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spelling ftunivwollongong:oai:ro.uow.edu.au:promo-1007 2023-05-15T13:49:41+02:00 Moss, Casey Station, East Antarctica Robinson, Sharon A. 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z image/jpg https://ro.uow.edu.au/promo/6 https://ro.uow.edu.au/context/promo/article/1007/type/native/viewcontent unknown Research Online https://ro.uow.edu.au/promo/6 https://ro.uow.edu.au/context/promo/article/1007/type/native/viewcontent All rights reserved Sharon Robinson Promotional material text 2008 ftunivwollongong 2020-02-25T09:57:35Z Mosses in Antarctica grow in areas where there is summer melt water. This olive green turf is the dominant moss of the region, Schistidium antarctici, growing along the edge of the melt lake behind Casey Station, East Antarctica. The brighter green colour is Bryum pseudotriquetrum growing over the top, possibly because of climate change. The bleached fragments of moss in the water were probably killed when steam was accidently vented from the pumphouse whilst melting water for the station. https://ro.uow.edu.au/promo/1007/thumbnail.jpg Text Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Schistidium antarctici University of Wollongong, Australia: Research Online Casey Station ENVELOPE(110.528,110.528,-66.282,-66.282) East Antarctica
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description Mosses in Antarctica grow in areas where there is summer melt water. This olive green turf is the dominant moss of the region, Schistidium antarctici, growing along the edge of the melt lake behind Casey Station, East Antarctica. The brighter green colour is Bryum pseudotriquetrum growing over the top, possibly because of climate change. The bleached fragments of moss in the water were probably killed when steam was accidently vented from the pumphouse whilst melting water for the station. https://ro.uow.edu.au/promo/1007/thumbnail.jpg
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title Moss, Casey Station, East Antarctica
title_short Moss, Casey Station, East Antarctica
title_full Moss, Casey Station, East Antarctica
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title_sort moss, casey station, east antarctica
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