1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what it shows.
Claudia Colesie
Senior Lecturer in Physiological Plant Ecology, The University of Edinburgh
I am a senior lecturer in Physiological Plant Ecology at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. I grew up in Germany and was awarded a PhD in 2014 for my work on biological soil crusts in continental Antarctica. My research focuses on stress eco-physiology, and various aspects of primary producers’ responses to the environment, aiming to reveal traits that permit cryptogams (mainly lichens and mosses) to exist and persist in extreme terrestrial habitats. With my research, I investigate fundamental questions in the biology of lichens and mosses, such as their acclimation potential to changing environmental conditions. I have been working on research projects on both poles in collaboration with Antarctica New Zealand, the Spanish Antarctic Programme the British Antarctic Survey and the British Ecological Society. I am currently involved in projects studying the spatial distribution patterns of Antarctic vegetation at various sites along the Antarctic Peninsula.
