British Antarctic Survey 馃惂 @bas.ac.uk 路 May 12 Did you know there are plants in Antarctica? 0.4% of Antarctica鈥檚 surface is free of snow and ice, which allows two species of flowering plants to thrive, as well as mosses, liverworts, and lichens. 馃摳 Elise Biersma 馃У1/6
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I remember reading about soil microfauna in the dry valleys. But that was years ago.
I didn't know that "algae grow on and under the ice..." theconversation.com/antarctic-se...
A warming climate means less ice, and more exposed soil, so Antarctic plants may expand into new areas. But soils also contain microscopic fungi, some of which can cause plant diseases. 馃У2/6