Primary succession of lichen and bryophyte communities following glacial recession on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Maritime Antarctic

Antarctic Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-336

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Antarctic Plant Ecology and Diversity   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Climate change; Deglaciation; Glacier foreland; Pioneer colonization; Species replacement

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTES; CHORISODONTIUM; POLYTRICHUM STRICTUM;

EID: 84874533112     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102012000120     Document Type: Article

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