Bryophyte species composition over moisture gradients in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica: Development of a baseline for monitoring climate change impacts

Biodiversity

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 257-264

  Wasley, J ^a   Robinson, S A ^b   Turnbull, J D ^b   King, D H ^b   Wanek, W ^c   Popp, M ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; moss; soluble carbohydrates; stable isotopes; water content

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; BRYUM PSEUDOTRIQUETRUM; CEPHALOZIELLA VARIANS; CERATODON; CERATODON PURPUREUS; SCHISTIDIUM ANTARCTICI;

EID: 84869403675     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2012.712636     Document Type: Article

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