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Dominating The Antarctic Environment: Bryophytes In A Time Of Change, Jessica Bramley-Alves, Diana H. King, Sharon A. Robinson, Rebecca E. Miller
Dominating The Antarctic Environment: Bryophytes In A Time Of Change, Jessica Bramley-Alves, Diana H. King, Sharon A. Robinson, Rebecca E. Miller
Sharon Robinson
Polar ecosystems, and particularly Antarctica, are one of the few environs in which bryophytes dominate the flora. Their success in these regions is due to bryophytes’ ability to withstand an array of harsh conditions through their poikilohydric lifestyle. However, the unique conditions that allow bryophytes to proliferate over other forms of vegetation also create considerable limitations to growth and photosynthetic activity. High latitude areas are already experiencing some of the most pronounced and rapid climatic change, especially in the Arctic, the Sub-Antarctic Islands and Maritime Antarctica, and these are predicted to continue over the next century. This climatic change is …