Growth rate of Antarctic mosses derived from bomb radiocarbon.

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dc.contributor.authorFink, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorHua, Qen_AU
dc.contributor.authorClarke, LJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, SAen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-05T03:27:25Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-11-05T03:27:25Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2009-06-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2009-06-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractAt the previous Radiocarbon Conference in Oxford, 2006, we reported our preliminary results on the use of bomb radiocarbon for the determination of growth rates of two moss species collected from east Antarctica in January 2005. Here, we present an update of this study for four different moss species (Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Schistidium antarctici, and Ceratodon purpureus) from the Vestfold Hills and Windmill Islands in east Antarctica. Samples were collected as a “core” from moss turfs. Approximately 10–20 of the longest shoots were separated from each core and cut into 3-mm sections for AMS 14C analysis. The samples were cleaned with dilute HCl acid, then combusted to CO2 and converted to graphite. AMS radiocarbon measurements have been carried out using the STAR facility at ANSTO. The 14C profile in most cores showed both the rising and falling limbs of bomb radiocarbon, implying that these mosses began growing over 50 years ago. Our results indicated that these Antarctic mosses have grown slowly with average rates ranging from 0.6 to 1.3 mm yr–1. This study is the first to determine the growth rates of Antarctic mosses over a time period spanning decades rather than individual or multiple field seasons. The results also give us an opportunity to investigate whether temporal variations in moss growth rates correlate with climatic change in Antarctica.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationFink, D., Hua, Q., Clarke, L. J., & Robinson, S. A. (2009). Growth rate of Antarctic mosses derived from bomb radiocarbon. Poster presented to the 20th International Radiocarbon Conference, 31st May - 5th June 2009. Big Island, Hawaii: Kailua-Kona.en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate5 June 2009en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename20th International Radiocarbon Conferenceen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceHawaii: Kailua-Konaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate31 May 2009en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc3024en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2825en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisher20th International Radiocarbon Conferenceen_AU
dc.subjectAntarcticaen_AU
dc.subjectMossesen_AU
dc.subjectBombsen_AU
dc.subjectGrowthen_AU
dc.subjectIsotope datingen_AU
dc.subjectMass spectroscopyen_AU
dc.titleGrowth rate of Antarctic mosses derived from bomb radiocarbon.en_AU
dc.typeConference Posteren_AU
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