Moss desiccation experiments conducted at Casey 1998-99 and 1999-2000 by Jane Wasley

Chief investigator

Jane Wasley, Australian Antarctic Division
Johanna Turnbull, University of WollongongFollow
Sharon A. Robinson, University of WollongongFollow

Description

This series of experiments were conducted in the Casey station laboratories, using field collected moss samples, during the 1999/2000 summer field season. The work is fully described in Wasley et al. 2006 and Chapter 5 of Wasley 2004 (pp. 118-152), full citation details are:

- Wasley J., Robinson S.A., Lovelock C.E., Popp M. (2006) Some like it wet — biological characteristics underpinning tolerance of extreme water stress events in Antarctic bryophytes, Functional Plant Biology 33. 443-455

- Wasley J. (2004) The Effect of Climate Change on Antarctic Terrestrial Flora, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wollongong 191pp.

In summary, three byrophyte species were investigated: Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Ceratodon purpureus and Grimmia antarctici (later taxonomically revised as Schistidium antarctici).

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Publication year

2018

Recommended citation

Wasley, J., Turnbull, J., Robinson, S. (2015, updated 2018) Moss desiccation experiments conducted at Casey 1998-99 and 1999-2000 by Jane Wasley Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/5acea95fde86b

Collection period

01/10/1998 - 31/03/1999 ; 01/10/1999 - 31/03/2000

Licensing

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported