Phenotypic plasticity is considered the major means by which plants cope with
environmental heterogeneity. Although ubiquitous in nature, actual phenotypic plasticity is …

Antarctica plays a central role in regulating global climatic and oceanographic patterns and
is an integral part of global climate change discussions. The functioning of Antarctica's …

Persistently cold environments constitute one of our world's largest ecosystems, and
microorganisms dominate the biomass and metabolic activity in these extreme …

Most of the ice and snow‐free land in the Antarctic summer is found along the Antarctic
Peninsula and adjacent islands and coastal areas of the continent. This is the area where …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is traditionally grown in the mountain regions of the
Andes where frost is common. However, the physiological mechanisms responsible for the …

The persistent low temperature that characterize polar habitats combined with the
requirement for light for all photoautotrophs creates a conundrum. The absorption of too …

Antarctic flowering plants have become enigmatic because of their unique capability to
colonize Antarctica. It has been shown that there is not a single trait that makes Colobanthus …

Aim Tolerance of species to extreme temperatures largely determines their distribution and
vulnerability to climate change. We examined thermal tolerance in tropical and temperate …

The question of why only two species of vascular plant have colonized Antarctica has not
been fully answered. This review is based on a series of parallel analyses of distribution …

Deschampsia antarctica is an Antarctic hairgrass that grows on the west coast of the
Antarctic peninsula. In this report, we have identified and characterized a transcription factor …