Islands in the ice: Potential impacts of habitat transformation on Antarctic biodiversity
Antarctic biodiversity faces an unknown future with a changing climate. Most terrestrial biota
is restricted to limited patches of ice‐free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the …
is restricted to limited patches of ice‐free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the …
Deer grazing drove an assemblage‐level evolution of plant dwarfism in an insular system
D Takahashi, Y Suyama, K Fukushima… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant dwarfism, a syndrome characterised by a significant reduction in plant height and
organ size, is a widely observed pattern of stress‐tolerant life‐form evolution that results …
organ size, is a widely observed pattern of stress‐tolerant life‐form evolution that results …
Investigation of ecologically relevant wind patterns on Marion Island using Computational Fluid Dynamics and measured data
A need was identified to have reliable quantitative wind pattern data for Marion Island (MI) in
the study of terrestrial ecology (fauna and flora) on this well-preserved and remote territory in …
the study of terrestrial ecology (fauna and flora) on this well-preserved and remote territory in …
Exposing wind stress as a driver of fine‐scale variation in plant communities
The effects of temperature and precipitation, and the impacts of changes in these climatic
conditions, on plant communities have been investigated extensively. The roles of other …
conditions, on plant communities have been investigated extensively. The roles of other …
Fine‐scale variation in the effect of the cushion plant Azorella selago on vascular plants, mosses, hepatics and lichens in the sub‐Antarctic
IPR Buyens, MJ Raath‐Krüger… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Question Plant–plant interactions can strongly influence community structure and
composition. The outcome of these interactions can vary considerably across space and is …
composition. The outcome of these interactions can vary considerably across space and is …
The influence of cushion plants on soil fertility islands under their canopies with ontogenesis in an extreme alpine ecosystem
R Zhao - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Alpine cushion plants are known as “nurse plants” in alpine ecosystems. Soil
fertility islands underneath the cushion canopies are responsible for their nursing potential …
fertility islands underneath the cushion canopies are responsible for their nursing potential …
Seed trap** or a nurse effect? Disentangling the drivers of fine-scale plant species association patterns in a windy environment
Plant co-occurrence patterns can be driven by both abiotic and biotic conditions. Biotic
interactions can affect the co-occurrence of seedlings and adult plants through the nurse …
interactions can affect the co-occurrence of seedlings and adult plants through the nurse …
Morphological variability of cushion plant Lyallia kerguelensis (Caryophyllales) in relation to environmental conditions and geography in the Kerguelen Islands …
In recent decades, climate change has been faster in various parts of the world. Within
species, to counter rapid climate changes shift of geographical area, individuals' plastic …
species, to counter rapid climate changes shift of geographical area, individuals' plastic …
[معلومات الإصدار][C] Wind as a climatic driver of biotic communities in the sub-Antarctic
M Momberg - 2021 - University of Pretoria