Table 5 Successional patterns and total vegetation cover [%] along the temporal gradient of Ardley Island, Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
Plot | Vegetation cover [%] | Lichens | Bryophytes |
|---|---|---|---|
P1 | 95 | Usnea fasciata Pseudephebe pubescens Ochrolechia frigida Cladonia borealis Stereocaulon alpinum Himantormia lugubris Cornicularia aculeata Pseudephebe pubescens Rhizocarpon geographicum | Sanionia uncinata Chorisodontium sp. Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. |
P2 | 95 | Himantormia lugubris Stereocaulon sp.1 Cornicularia aculeata Usnea fasciata Cladonia borealis Placopsis contortuplicata Stereocaulon alpinum Pseudephebe pubescens Lecania brialmotii Ochrolechia frigida Rhizocarpon geographicum | Chorisodontium sp. Sanionia uncinata Polytrichum piliferum Chorisodontium sp. Andreaea sp. |
P3 | 100 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Cladonia metacorallifera Stereocaulon alpinum Cladonia borealis Pseudephebe pubescens Ochrolechia frigida Cornicularia aculeata Stereocaulon alpinum | Chorisodontium sp. Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. Sanionia uncinata |
P4 | 100 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Rhizocarpon geographicum Cornicularia aculeata Placopsis contortuplicata | Chorisodontium sp. Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. Sanionia uncinata |
P5 | 100 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Cornicularia aculeata Placopsis contortuplicata | Chorisodontium sp. Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. Polytrichum piliferum |
P6 | 100 | Usnea fasciata Cornicularia aculeata Stereocaulon alpinum Himantormia lugubris Placopsis contortuplicata | Chorisodontium sp. Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. Sanionia uncinata |