Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000

Johnathan Kool

doi:10.15468/53nnhr

Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000

Citation

Kool J (2019). Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/53nnhr accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-08-18.

Description

During an early summer visit in 2000, mosses were collected from sites around Heard Island. Three species, Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P.C.Chen, Philonotis cf. tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt and Syntrichia filaris (Mull. Hal) R.H. Zander have been added to the list of moss species known from the island, bringing the total to 40 moss taxa. Syntrichia anderssonii (Angstrom) R.H. Zander was found with sporophytes, whereas previously its sporophytes were known in the subantarctic only from Macquarie Island. Extensions of range on Heard Island have been recorded for several species. There are few geographical differences in species composition between locations around the island, provided appropriate habitats exist.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Heard Island

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Johnathan Kool
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre
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Tasmania
AU
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Johnathan Kool
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Tasmania
AU
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homepage: http://data.aad.gov.au
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Johnathan Kool
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Johnathan Kool
administrative point of contact
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Tasmania
AU
email: aadcmanager@aad.gov.au
homepage: http://data.aad.gov.au
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-3522