Project information
Project aim
Levels of genetic variation in Antarctic mosses suggest the possibility of mutation induced by UV-B radiation. Patterns of somatic mutation will be investigated using microsatellite markers in comparative and experimental approaches. Antarctic and Arctic populations will be compared to determine if variation is higher in Antarctic populations already exposed to increased UV-B because of ozone depletion.
Related publications
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Using a micro-UAV for ultra-high resolution multi-sensor observations of Antarctic moss beds. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012
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United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel. Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: progress report, 2011. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2012
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The parties to the Montreal Protocol are informed by three panels of experts. One of these is the … Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP), which deals with two focal issues. The first focus is … the effects of increased UV radiation on human health, animals, plants, biogeochemistry…
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Bryophyte species composition over moisture gradients in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica: development of a baseline for monitoring climate change impacts. Biodiversity, 2012
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Radiocarbon bomb spike reveals biological effects of
Antarctic climate change. Global Change Biology, 2012
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Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
The Antarctic has experienced major changes in temperature, wind speed and stratospheric ozone levels during the last 50 years. However until recently continental Antarctica appeared to be little impacted by climate warming, thus biological changes were predicted to be relatively slow.
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Understanding the tolerance of Antarctic mosses to Climate Change. Australian Antarctic Magazine, 2008
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