Taxonomic and biogeographical analysis of diatom assemblages from historic bryophyte samples from Campbell Island (sub-Antarctic)

• Published in: Plant ecology and evolution Vol. 155; no. 1; pp. 107 - 122
• Main Authors: Goeyers, Charlotte, Vitt, Dale H., Van de Vijver, Bart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Meise Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 30.03.2022; Pensoft Publishers; Meise Botanic Garden
• Subjects: Antarctic realm; Antarctic zone; bryophytes; Campbell Island; Composition; diat; Flora; Genera; Light microscopy; Marine plants; Microscopy; Moisture effects; Mosses; Optical microscopy; Plankton; Scanning electron microscopy; Species composition; Taxa; Taxonomic revision; Taxonomy; United Kingdom; Campbell Island

Background and aims – The past two decades, the non-marine diatom flora in the sub-Aantarctic region has been intensively revised. Historic collections provide excellent tools for answering taxonomic, community-related, and biogeographical questions. This study analysed the moss-inhabiting diatom fl...