Description of plant communities on Half Moon Island, Antarctica

During February-March of the austral summers of 2013/14 and 2014/2015, fieldwork was performed on Half Moon Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, to evaluate the distribution and abundance of mosses and lichens, as well as to describe and map the plant communities there. The quadrat (20 × ...

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Published in:Polar research 2018-01, Vol.37 (1), p.1523663-12
Main Authors: Schmitz, Daniela, Putzke, Jair, de Albuquerque, Margéli Pereira, Schünemann, Adriano Luis, Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber, Victoria, Filipe de Carvalho, Pereira, Antônio Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Antarctic plant distribution
Aquatic plants
Archipelagoes
Bryophytes
Field study
Fieldwork
Flowering
Flowers & plants
IES: index of ecological significance
Islands
Laboratories
Lichens
Moon
Mosses
Phytosociology
Plant communities
plant community mapping
Plant populations
Post-processing
Terrestrial environments
Tourism
Turf
Vegetation
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Summary:During February-March of the austral summers of 2013/14 and 2014/2015, fieldwork was performed on Half Moon Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, to evaluate the distribution and abundance of mosses and lichens, as well as to describe and map the plant communities there. The quadrat (20 × 20 cm) sampling method was employed in a phytosociological study that aimed to describe these communities. The area was mapped using an Astech Promark II® DGPS, yielding sub-metric precision after post-processing with software. The number of species totalled 38 bryophytes, 59 lichens, only one flowering plant (Deschampsia antarctica Desv.), and two macroscopic terrestrial algae. Five types of plant communities were identified on the island, as follows: (1) fruticose lichen and moss cushion, (2) moss carpet, (3) muscicolous lichen, (4) crustose lichen and (5) moss turf.
ISSN:1751-8369
0800-0395
1751-8369
DOI:10.1080/17518369.2018.1523663