Extremely low lichen growth rates in Taylor Valley, Dry Valleys, continental Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 535-541

  Allan Green, T G ^a,c   Brabyn, Lars ^a   Beard, Catherine ^b   Sancho, Leopoldo G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Extreme environment; Lichenometry; Radial growth; Ross Sea; Snow

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GIS; GROWTH RATE; LATITUDE; LICHEN; MAGNITUDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TAYLOR VALLEY;

BUELLIA FRIGIDA;

EID: 84858004754     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1098-7     Document Type: Article

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