Antarctica's 'moss forests' are drying and dying
- Written by Melinda Waterman, Associate lecturer, University of Wollongong
Lush moss beds in East Antarctica's Windmill Islands.Sharon Robinson, Author provided
The lush moss beds that grow near East Antarctica’s coast are among the only plants that can withstand life on the frozen continent. But our new research shows that these slow-growing plants are changing at a far faster rate than anticipated.
We began...