Polish botanical and mycological studies of the Antarctic terrestrial and fresh water ecosystems in 1977-2009: An overview

Abstract

Polish botanical and mycological studies of the Antarctic terrestrial and fresh water ecosystems in 1977-2009: An overviewThis paper recapitulates Polish botanical and mycological research on terrestrial and freshwater Antarctic ecosystems carried out between 1977 and 2009. The main results are briefly summarized. The references encompass nearly 200 papers on floristics, taxonomy, biogeography, ecology, cytology, biochemistry, physiology and genetics of lichens, mosses, fungi, algae and vascular plants inhabiting soils, rocks and inland waters in the Antarctic.