Studies on the biomass of selected species of Antarctic mosses on King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-290

  Barcikowski, Adam ^a,b   Gurtowska, Jolanta ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biomass; King George Island; Mosses

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MOSS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STANDING CROP;

ANTARCTICA;

BRACHYTHECIUM AUSTRO-SALEBROSUM; POLYTRICHASTRUM ALPINUM; SANIONIA GEORGICO-UNCINATA; SANIONIA UNCINATA;

EID: 0033363413     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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