Changes in lichen diversity and community structure with fur seal population increase on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands

Antarctic Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-77

  Favero Longo, Sergio E ^a   Cannone, Nicoletta ^b   Roger Worland, M ^c   Convey, Peter ^c   Piervittori, Rosanna ^a   Guglielmin, Mauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community change; habitat disturbance; nitrophilous lichens; pinnipeds; terricolous muscicolous lichens; vegetation trampling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LICHEN; MOSS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PINNIPED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA; SIGNY ISLAND; SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 79951774286     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102010000684     Document Type: Article

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