Recent Records for the Flora of South Georgia

Philcox, D.

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“…Early collection of plants at South Georgia by FIDS and government staff, notably by W. J. L. Sladen, J. Smith, and W. N. Bonner (Philcox, 1961(Philcox, , 1962Greene and Groves, 1963;Greene, 1964 a) was consolidated and greatly extended by S. W. Greene during his botanical survey of the island in 1960-61. The main object of this study was the collection of bryophytes, and from this work important taxonomic revisions have already been made and more are imminent (Greene, 19646).…”

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Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey

Holdgate¹

1965

Polar Record

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The Antarctic Peninsula, the islands rising from the Scotia Ridge, and the Falkland Islands are a key area for biologists interested in the origin, relationships, and adaptations of the Antarctic flora and fauna. Of all Antarctic regions, furthermore, this has perhaps been the most intensively studied. The pioneer observations of J. R. and J. G. Forster during Cook's circumnavigation in 1772–75, and of James Eights in 1833 (Caiman, 1937), supplemented by the less systematic accounts of those engaged in early nineteenth-century sealing and whaling voyages (Weddell, 1825; Allen, 1899) paved the way for the thorough scientific programmes of more modern expeditions. The first of these, the Belgica expedition under de Gerlache, 1897–99, yielded much general information and brought back an apterous fly {Belgica antarctica),the first higher insect to be discovered in the true Antarctic. Soon afterwards, the Swedish South Polar Expedition led by Nordenskjold, 1901–04, brought to the Antarctic an outstanding botanist, the late C. J. F. Skottsberg, whose botanical researches on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic themes were to last for over half a century (Skottsberg, 1963). During the following decade the two French expeditions led by Charcot, 1903–05 and 1908–10, contributed important microbiological and ornithological information, and in 1902–04 the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce made the first study of the South Orkney Islands and provided a general evaluation of botanical and biogeographical problems (Rudmose Brown, 1912). All these expeditions made general collections of flora and fauna which revealed that the Antarctic Peninsula and its adjacent islands were the richest area, biologically speaking, of the whole Antarctic region. Farther north, the Swedish Magellanic Expedition, led by Skottsberg in 1907–09, provided what is still the only published account of the vegetation of the Falkland Islands and information vital to the evaluation of biogeographical relationships between the Scotia Ridge, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Magellanic region of South America. Skottsberg (1912) also described the vegetation of South Georgia, where pioneer work had been done by Will during the German International Polar Year expedition, 1882–83. The botanical work on this island, up to 1964, has recently been comprehensively reviewed by Greene (1964a).

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Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey

Holdgate¹

1965

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“…Moore (in press) has studied Montia fontana L. in the southern hemisphere and has cast doubt on the native status of the various subspecies on the sub-Antarctic islands. The list has been prepared from published papers (Skottsberg, 1912;Philcox, 1961Philcox, ,1962, together with additions made during the FIDS, 1960-61 Botanical Expedition to South Georgia, 1962. The present authors regard the following five species as naturalized on South Georgia: Cerastium holosteoides FT., Poa annuah., P. pratensis Ju., and Ranunculus repenslj.,Taraxacum officinale Weber, while the following 20 species are, at present, all classed as transient aliens: Philcox (pers.…”

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Check list of the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic vascular flora

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Greene²

1963

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While studying the distribution, within Antarctic regions, of the vascular plants now known from South Georgia, numerous discrepancies were found between the accounts of various authors. The present paper is an attempt to clarify the situation, and has been compiled from the most recent known papers dealing with the flora of each area. Only taxa reported as native have been included in the “Check List” but species reported as aliens have been listed in the section headed “Notes on floras”.

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A Contribution to the Flora and Vegetation of Isla de los Estados (Staten Island), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Dudley¹,

Crow²

1983

Antarctic Research Series

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Recent Records for the Flora of South Georgia

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Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey

Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey

Check list of the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic vascular flora

A Contribution to the Flora and Vegetation of Isla de los Estados (Staten Island), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

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