Table 7 Successional patterns and total vegetation cover [%] along the temporal gradient of the Collins’ outcrop, Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
Plot | Vegetation cover [%] | Lichens | Bryophytes |
|---|---|---|---|
C1 | 0 | - | - |
C2 | 100 | Cladonia boralis | Sanionia uncinata Polytrichum piliferum Chorisodontium sp. Bryum sp. |
C3 | 100 | Usnea fasciata Usnea antarctica Ochrolechia frigida Cladonia metacorallifera Rinodina cf. turfacea | Warnstorfia sp. Bryum amblyodon Sanionia uncinata Andreaea sp. Polytrichum piliferum Deschampsia antarctica * Chorisodontium sp. |
C4 | 100 | Xanthoria elegans | Deschampsia antarctica * Bryum amblyodon |