Abstract
A recently discovered vegetational biome in the Pliocene Sirius Group of the Dominion Range, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (Figs. 1 and 2) is discussed. The flora is dominated by the southern beech tree genus Nothofagus. The geological occurrence, phytogeographic implications, dispersal, survival, climatic significance, and eventual demise of this flora are discussed, as are recent experiments in which species of Nothofagus have been transplanted from South American and Australasian forests to a variety of Northern Hemisphere alpine and Arctic post-glacial environments. The ability of Nothofagus to survive hostile glacial-deglacial conditions at very high southern latitudes for almost the entire duration of the Cenozoic Era (66 million years) is documented.
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Webb, PN., Harwood, D.M. (1993). Pliocene Fossil Nothofagus (Southern Beech) from Antarctica: Phytogeography, Dispersal Strategies, and Survival in High Latitude Glacial-Deglacial Environments. In: Alden, J.N., Mastrantonio, J.L., Ødum, S. (eds) Forest Development in Cold Climates. NATO ASI Series, vol 244. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1600-6_10
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