Filamentous fungi of the Windmill Islands, continental Antarctica. Effect of water content in moss turves on fungal diversity

This study presents the effect of water content in moss turves from the Windmill Islands, Wilkes Land, continental Antarctica on the composition of associated filamentous fungi. The two most prevalent mosses were sampled: Grimmia antarctici and Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Results were expressed as dry w...

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Published inPolar biology Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 389 - 394
Main Authors MCRAE, C. F, SEPPELT, R. D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 19.11.1999
Berlin Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Ecology
Fresh water ecosystems
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fungi
Grimmia
Islands
Mosses
Soils
Species diversity
Synecology
Taxonomy
Water content
Antarctica
Antarctica, Wilkes Land, Budd Coast, Windmill Is
Antarctica, Wilkes Land
Musci
Wilkes Land
Floristic composition
Interspecific association
Bryophyta
Environmental factor
Freshwater environment
Fungi
Mat vegetation
Humidity
Water content
Soil plant relation
Floral survey
Thallophyta
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Summary:This study presents the effect of water content in moss turves from the Windmill Islands, Wilkes Land, continental Antarctica on the composition of associated filamentous fungi. The two most prevalent mosses were sampled: Grimmia antarctici and Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Results were expressed as dry weights. No relationship was found between water content of the mosses or the surrounding soil and fungal diversity. Ten species of fungi were recovered and all species belong to cosmopolitan taxa.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0722-4060
1432-2056
DOI:10.1007/s003000050434