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Impact of penguin biotransport on the floral landscape of the South Sandwich Islands

Version 1 : Received: 8 April 2020 / Approved: 10 April 2020 / Online: 10 April 2020 (15:44:38 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 23 April 2020 / Approved: 24 April 2020 / Online: 24 April 2020 (13:40:48 CEST)

How to cite: Gotts, M.; Taylor, D. Impact of penguin biotransport on the floral landscape of the South Sandwich Islands. Preprints 2020, 2020040174. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0174.v2 Gotts, M.; Taylor, D. Impact of penguin biotransport on the floral landscape of the South Sandwich Islands. Preprints 2020, 2020040174. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0174.v2

Abstract

Research Question: To what extent is local flora influenced by ornithogenic soil biochemical-composition in the South Sandwich Islands, with special attention given to Zavodovski, and what are the down-stream effects on the geology of the islands? Hypothesis: Areas supplied by fluvial run-off from penguin colonies, especially crˆeches, host the most productive and species rich floral landscapes, even after controlling for geothermal activity.

Keywords

biogeochemical linkage; biotransport; floral landscape; penguin colony; south sandwich islands

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Comment 1
Received: 24 April 2020
Commenter: Max Gotts
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Comment: Updated with respect to colleague's feedback (added challenges section, extra information given where requested)
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