Table 1.
Sampling sites’ characteristics. GR—Gondwania regalis; RT—Ramalina terebrata; TC—Turgidosculum complicatulum; UP—Usnea antarctica, penguin rookery; HL—Himantormia lugubris; UA—Usnea aurantiaco-atra; LJ—Leptogium puberulum; and UJ—Usnea antarctica, Jardine Peak.
| Sample | Site description | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| GR | Point Thomas penguin rookery; flat planes covered with decaying penguin excreta and weathered basaltic rocks of varying height occupied by a nitrophilous/ornitocoprophilous and nitrogen tolerant lichen community | 62.16336 S |
| 58.46022 W | ||
| RT | 62.16978 S | |
| 58.45986 W | ||
| TC | 62.15311 S | |
| 58.46311 W | ||
| UP | 62.16328 S | |
| 58.45903 W | ||
| HL | Jardine Peak area; mostly loose rocks and gravel; nitrophobic lichen communities on neighboring rock walls, with the addition of nitrogen tolerant lichens growing in the vicinity | 62.166 S |
| 58.49272 W | ||
| UA | 62.16733 S | |
| 58.49142 W | ||
| LJ | 62.15567 S | |
| 58.48528 W | ||
| UJ | 62.16594 S | |
| 58.47036 W |