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A fern cultured from Antarctic glacier detritus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2013

R.I. Lewis Smith
R.I. Lewis Smith*
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Centre for Antarctic Plant Ecology and Diversity, Torr Lodge, Alton Road, Moffat DG10 9LB, UK
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rils1@o2.co.uk
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Abstract

A fem, Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack., has been cultured from mineral sediment in cryoconite holes in the ice cap of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Its provenance, mode of transport to its Maritime Antarctic destination and the significance of viable exotic propagules as potential colonists are discussed.

Keywords

bryophytescryoconiteElaphoglossum hybridumlong-distance dispersalpropagule bankspteridophyteSouth Orkney Islands

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Biological Sciences
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Antarctic Science , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 341 - 344
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2013 

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