Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000

doi:10.15468/53nnhr

Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000

Citation

Australian Antarctic Data Centre (2017). Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/53nnhr accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-07-19.

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.

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originator
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
homepage: http://data.aad.gov.au

metadata author
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
homepage: http://data.aad.gov.au

distributor
Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
2601
ACT
AU
email: info@ala.org.au

Dave Connell
administrative point of contact
position: Data Manager
email: Dave.Connell@aad.gov.au