Lichen Moss Association Frequently Found in Maritime Antarctic

Abstract

e aim of this work was to report on the lichen-moss association in the ice-free areas of Elephant Island, King George Island, Nelson Island and Deception Island. e study started with the classi cation and description of the plant communities based primarily on phytosociological and biodiversity data. All data were obtained from 2003-2004 to 2011-2012 austral summers. 12 most frequent lichen-moss association species based on all island records were found. e most frequent association in both studied areas involved foliose-crustose lichen with a moss carpet species, such as Psoroma cinnamomeum Malme with Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loesk. e occurrences for each island as well as the common association found in all sampled islands are demonstrated.