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It fruits abundantly on Signy Island and elsewhere in Northern maritime Antarctica. [ 4 ] Each capsule of the moss produces between 250,000 and 520,000 spores, each 9.3 μm in diameter and with a volume of 143 μm 3 .
The Moss Braes) are west-facing slopes situated west of Robin Peak on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 from the extensive moss banks on the dissected rocky slopes.
Signy Island is a small subantarctic island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the Norwegian whaler Petter Sørlle (1884–1933) after his wife, Signy Therese. [1] The island is about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) long and 5 km (3.1 mi) wide and rises to 288 m (945 ft) above sea level. Much of it is permanently covered with ice.
Samples of the moss were harvested from Signy Island in Antarctica using a coring drill and taken to the University of Reading for analysis. [3] The 4.5-foot (1.4 m) core was cut into 8-inch (20 cm) sections and exposed to light and temperature levels common to the regions in which the moss grows naturally. [6]
Paternoster Valley) is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley. [1]
Andreaea Plateau) is a small plateau with an average elevation of 180 metres (590 ft), located southwest of Robin Peak, Signy Island, in the South Orkney IslandsThe feature is notable for the largest known stand in the Antarctic of the black-brown moss Andreaea.
During the austral summer of 1965 to 1966, Lindsay became the first botanist to survey King George Island. He studied the floristics of both lichens and moss. [4] While on Signy Island, he was upset after unexpectedly having to serve as meteorologist for the mission. [5]
Moe Island, South Orkney Islands, is a small irregularly shaped island lying 300m off the south-western extremity of Signy Island, from which it is separated by Fyr Channel. It provides a representative example of the maritime Antarctic ecosystem, including large banks of moss turf and colonies of chinstrap penguins, Cape petrels and Antarctic ...