Flora and vegetation of Cape Hallett and vicinity, northern
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TitleFlora and vegetation of Cape Hallett and vicinity, northern Victoria Land, AntarcticaAbstractCape Hallett (72°19'S; 170°13'E) lies at the northern end of the western coastline of the Ross Sea region, and, to date, there appears to be no full description of its terrestrial flora despite its probable importance in understanding links between biodiversity and latitude. Here we present information about lichens and mosses from published papers, herbarium collections and personal surveys for Cape Hallett and seven nearby sites. A total of 59 lichen and 11 moss species are reported for these eight sites. Cape Hallett is one of the richest sites for terrestrial biodiversity in the Ross Sea region with about 46 lichen species and nine species of bryophytes. Lichens have their greatest diversity on the upper scree and summit area (30 species, 330 m), the least within the large penguin colony at sea level (one species). The station at Cape Hallett was established in 1957, and some of the earliest ecological and ecophysiological studies in Antarctica were carried out there. Historical comparisons are possible and have revealed considerable changes in vegetation in the lower flush area, a high level of frost heave disturbance, new lichen growth rate estimates for northern Victoria Land and extreme stability of the snow banks on the scree slopes. Cape Hallett represents a very important site for studies on links between terrestrial flora and the environment as well as on possible effects of climate change. © 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.AcknowledgementsWe are grateful to Antarctica New Zealand (AntNZ) for logistical support over several years as part of the Latitudinal Gradient Project coordinated by Shulamit Gordon. Logistics support was also provided by the Australian Antarctic Programme and the US Coastguard Reserve. These are all gratefully thanked. The New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology (FRST), the University of Waikato Vice Chancellor's Fund and the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato provided financial support. During completion of the research, TGAG and LB were supported by the FRST grant, "Understanding, valuing and protecting Antarctica's unique terrestrial ecosystems: predicting biocomplexity in Dry Valley ecosystems". Field research in 1966 of OLL was financed by the US National Science Foundation under the US Antarctic Research Programme (USARP) within the frame of a research project of the late Prof. Dr. V. Ahmadjian, Clarc University, Worcester, Massachusetts. We are indebted to Dr. R.L. Stuckey who carefully archived Professor E. D. Rudolph's research material in the Herbarium of Ohio State University.
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1st AuthorGreen, T.AuthorGreen, T.Seppelt, R.Brabyn, L.Beard, C.Turk, R.Lange, O.Year2015JournalPolar BiologyVolume38Number11Pages1825-1845DOI10.1007/s00300-015-1744-6URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/recor.....e35f3b94e2c4fcc7cc9229646Keywordsbiodiversityclimate changecoastal zonecryoturbationecological stabilityecophysiologyenvironmental disturbancegrowth rateherbariumlichenmossnitrogenspecies richnessvegetation cover, AntarcticaCape HallettEast AntarcticaRoss SeaSouthern OceanVictoria Land, BryophytabryophytesSpheniscidae, rank5Author KeywordsCrater CirqueCryoturbationDisturbanceFootball SaddleLichen growth rateLichensMossesNitrogenStabilityProgrammeK020 - Assessing and validating Biometrics for change: Eco forecasting for Terrestrial Antarctica
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TypeArticleCitationGreen, T., Seppelt, R., Brabyn, L., Beard, C., Turk, R. and Lange, O. (2015). Flora and vegetation of Cape Hallett and vicinity, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 38(11): 1825-1845 IdentifierGreen2015Relevancerank5
Lange, O., Flora and vegetation of Cape Hallett and vicinity, northern , [Green2015]. Antarctica NZ, accessed 20/08/2026, https://adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/63527, 10.1007/s00300-015-1744-6