Lichen species from the northeastern shore of Sørkapp Land (Svalbard)

In July and August 2005, the occurrence, distribution, and ecology of lichen species were studied in northeastern Sørkapp Land region (Spitsbergen) in areas undergoing the process of rapid glacier recession over the past century. A total of 48 lichen species were observed and two species ( Acarospor...

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Published inPolar biology Vol. 31; no. 11; pp. 1319 - 1324
Main Authors Krzewicka, Beata, Maciejowski, Wojciech
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.10.2008
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Archipelagoes
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glaciers
Lichenes
Lichens
Life Sciences
Microbiology
Oceanography
Original Paper
Particular ecosystems
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Plant Sciences
Studies
Synecology
Thallophyta
Zoology
Svalbard
Arctic Region
Arctic region
Lichenized fungi
New records
Glacier recession
Sørkapp Land
Fungi
Glacier
Geographic distribution
Glacial environment
Lichenes
First record
Polar region
Lichenized fungi Sørkapp Land
Climatic zone
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Summary:In July and August 2005, the occurrence, distribution, and ecology of lichen species were studied in northeastern Sørkapp Land region (Spitsbergen) in areas undergoing the process of rapid glacier recession over the past century. A total of 48 lichen species were observed and two species ( Acarospora heppii and Pycnothelia papillaria ) are newly reported for the Svalbard archipelago.
ISSN:0722-4060
1432-2056
DOI:10.1007/s00300-008-0469-1