Table 6 Successional patterns and total vegetation cover [%] along the temporal gradient of the Meseta, Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
Plot | Vegetation cover [%] | Lichens | Bryophytes |
|---|---|---|---|
M1 | 0 | -- | -- |
M2 | 100 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Placopsis contortuplicata | Sanionia uncinata |
M3 | 20 | Usnea fasciata Psora sp. 1 Placopsis contortuplicata Lecanora sp.1 | Andreaea sp. |
M4 | 40 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Placopsis contortuplicata | Sanionia uncinata Andreaea sp. Polytrichum piliferum |
M6 | 80 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Placopsis contortuplicata Ochrolechia frigida | Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. Chorisodontium sp. Polytrichum sp. Sanionia uncinata |
M7 | 80 | Usnea fasciata Himantormia lugubris Placopsis contortuplicata Ochrolechia frigida | Polytrichum piliferum Andreaea sp. Chorisodontium sp. |
M8 | 40 | Usnea fasciata Ochrolechia frigida Rhizocarpon geographicum Himantormia lugubris Placopsis contortuplicata | Polytrichum piliferum Sanionia uncinata Andreaea sp. |