Collection Details

Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000 View list of biodiversity data collections

©Karl Rollings 2004 Catalogue id IA3178 Caption Moss Photographer Rollings, Karl

Collection Details

Custodian

Patricia Selkirk

Collection Acronym

HI-Moss-2000

Description

During an early summer visit in 2000, mosses were collected from sites around Heard Island. Three species, Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P.C.Chen, Philonotis cf. tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt and Syntrichia filaris (Müll. Hal) R.H. Zander have been added to the list of moss species known from the island, bringing the total to 40 moss taxa. Syntrichia anderssonii (Ångström) R.H. Zander was found with sporophytes, whereas previously its sporophytes were known in the subantarctic only from Macquarie Island. Extensions of range on Heard Island have been recorded for several species. There are few geographical differences in species composition between locations around the island, provided appropriate habitats exist.

Domain

Terrestrial

Taxa Groups

Mosses,

List 35 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Selkirk, P.M., Whinam, J.P., Downing, A.J., Skotnicki, M.L. (2008) Mosses of sub-Antarctic Heard Island: an updated list and discussion of their distribution Polar Record 44(229). 155-164

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Resource Code: -	moss_heard_1987_2000
Resource Name: -	Moss species from Heard Island, 1987 and 2000
Keywords: -	mosses
Basis of Record: -	Specimen

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Subantarctic Island - Heard Island

Data Details

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Spatial Coverage

52° 57' 59.0" S to 53° 11' 19.0" S	|	-52.9664° to -53.1886°
73° 15' 33.1" E to 73° 46' 59.9" E	|	73.2592° to 73.7833°

Date Range of Collection

1-Jan-1987 to 1-Jan-2000

Metadata

ASAC_1174 - Global change, biodiversity and conservation in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems on Heard and McDonald Islands: overall
HI_animaltracks_ARGOS - Animal Tracking at Heard Island 2003/2004 - ARGOS data
ASAC_2388 - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Ecosystem
ASAC_2388_alb_foraging - Preferred foraging areas of Heard Island albatrosses during chick raising and implications for the management of incidental mortality in fisheries