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Limitations to photosynthesis in bryophytes: certainties and uncertainties regarding methodology Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022 (Ref: 16643)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Bryophytes are the group of land plants with the lowest photosynthetic rates, which was considered to be a consequence of their higher anatomical CO2 diffusional limitation compared with tracheophytes. However…

Islands in the ice: Potential impacts of habitat transformation on Antarctic biodiversity Global Change Biology, 2022 (Ref: 16644)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic biodiversity faces an unknown future with a changing climate. Most terrestrial biota is restricted to limited patches of ice-free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the continent's extreme cold and wind and exploit microhabitats of suitable conditions.

Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica Photosynthesis Research, 2023 (Ref: 16924)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The Antarctic environment is extremely cold, windy and dry. Ozone depletion has resulted in increasing ultraviolet-B radiation, and increasing greenhouse gases and decreasing stratospheric ozone have altered Antarctica's climate.

Mapping water content in drying Antarctic moss communities using UAS-borne SWIR imaging spectroscopy Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2023 (Ref: 16923)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic moss beds are sensitive to climatic conditions, and both their survival and community composition are particularly influenced by the availability of liquid water over summer. As Antarctic regions increasingly face climate pressures (e.g., changing hydrology and heat waves)…

Boundary-line trade-off in bryophytes between UV photoprotection and photosynthetic capacity, but not desiccation tolerance Annals of Botany, 2025 (Ref: 17422)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Background and Aims … Coping with both UV-B radiation and desiccation was essential for early land plants. In bryophytes, UV-B screening and desiccation tolerance partially depend on the physicochemical features of cell walls, which may also constrain photosynthesis.

Centimetre-Scale Micro-Topography Structures Biologically Relevant Microclimates in Antarctic Moss Beds Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025 (Ref: 17423)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Aim … Polar and alpine plants live at the edge of their physiological limits. Thus, relatively small changes in climate can have disproportionate effects on biological and ecological processes. Antarctic mosses display highly variable micro-topography (canopy architecture)…

Research Bias in Long-Term Monitoring of Antarctic Nearshore Marine and Terrestrial Biota Global Change Biology, 2025 (Ref: 17424)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Long-term observations are essential for ecological research, providing insights into species and ecosystem variability, processes, and responses to change. In a time of rapid global change, ecosystem modification, and emerging threats, such long-term monitoring (LTM) is increasingly important.

Species on the move in Antarctic terrestrial communities Species on the Move Conference, Hobart, Australia 9-12 February 2016, 2016 (Ref: 15848)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Antarctica has experienced major changes in temperature, wind speed and stratospheric ozone levels over the last 50 years. Whilst West Antarctica and the peninsula have shown rapid warming and consequent ecosystem change, East Antarctica appeared to be little impacted by climate warming…

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