The Brazilian research contribution to knowledge of the plant communities from Antarctic ice free areas

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Antonio B. Pereira¹  Jair Putzke¹ 

关键词: Scientific publication;    Botany;    South Shetlands Island;    Antarctica;    Produção científica;    Botânica;    Shetlands do Sul;    Antarctica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0001-37652013000300008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This work aims to summarize the results of research carried out by Brazilian researchers on the plant communities of Antarctic ice free areas during the last twenty five years. Since 1988 field work has been carried out in Elephant Island, King George Island, Nelson Island and Deception Island. During this period six papers were published on the chemistry of lichens, seven papers on plant taxonomy, five papers on plant biology, two studies on UVB photoprotection, three studies about the relationships between plant communities and bird colonies and eleven papers on plant communities from ice free areas. At the present, Brazilian botanists are researching the plant communities of Antarctic ice free areas in order to understand their relationships to soil microbial communities, the biodiversity, the distribution of the plants populations and their relationship with birds colonies. In addition to these activities, a group of Brazilian researchers are undertaking studies related to Antarctic plant genetic diversity, plant chemistry and their biotechnological applications.

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